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Adam Katz
Adam Katz

Reputation: 6982

How to change an Android Library to a Java Library

I have an Android library, but it has no activities or xml pages so it should actually be a Java Library, how do I convert it and should I?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 879

Answers (2)

Arsen Sench
Arsen Sench

Reputation: 438

The 'aar' bundle is the binary distribution of an Android Library Project. .aar file consists a JAR file and some resource files. You can convert it as .jar file using this steps

1) Copy the .aar file in a separate folder and Rename the .aar file to .zip file using any winrar or zip Extractor software.

2) Now you will get a .zip file. Right click on the .zip file and select "Extract files". Will get a folder which contains "classes.jar, resource, manifest, R.java, proguard(optional), libs(optional), assets(optional)".

3) Rename the classes.jar file as yourjarfilename.jar and use this in your project.

Upvotes: 0

Dmitry Zaytsev
Dmitry Zaytsev

Reputation: 23982

but it has no activities or xml pages so it should actually be a Java Library

It does not mean that you can "convert" it. In a nutshell every Android library is a Java library which relies on Android SDK.

Upvotes: 3

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