Hi, Dianne. So we can't include an extern jar file that has its own resource file? Is there other way if I want to reference a custom view class which has its customized properties defined in xml and not in my project?
Thanks [email protected] wrote: > I'm not after resources from within another JAR, I have resources > within my JAR that I want to use within my JAR so it's all self > contained. If you have a look at Android.jar you'll see that there are > indeed a number of images etc. under the resources folder. Why are > they there if resources can't exist with a jar? > > How are those resources used with Android.jar? I take it there's some > other mechanism used to read them when they need to be used? > > On Jan 17, 2:53 am, "Dianne Hackborn" <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can't do that, resources can't be linked from another .jar. (Actually > > resources can't even exist in a .jar, that is a key part of what makes an > > .apk and .apk and not just a plain .jar). > > > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:32 PM, [email protected] < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I've been trying to create (and include in a new application) a JAR > > > file, I've seen all the information on the web regarding how to do > > > this in Eclipse. All seems to go well and I can add my newly created > > > JAR and even debug into it from an app that I've added it to. The > > > problem I am having is that the R.Java file that is included in the > > > JAR (from my original app that I generated the JAR from) seems to > > > point to rubbish/incorrect data when I run the app. > > > I have a couple of images and text files that I need to reference from > > > within my JAR and I am using the usual 'R.raw.settings' etc and it > > > seems to pickup the correct value from the R.Java that gets included > > > in the JAR. I'm under the impression that these values are no longer > > > valid when the JAR is included in the new application and it's > > > returning data from some random place? > > > > > Does anyone happen to know how I can create a JAR file that I can > > > include resources in and how to reference them etc? I'm sure this must > > > actually be possible as Android.jar contains a number of images that > > > must be used internally? > > > > > Thanks, > > > Steve > > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > [email protected] > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public > > forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
