You have to build a new SDK to use new public APIs, but again that's not what you should be doing.
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:22 AM, sheng wang <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Romain, > thanks for ur replay. I totally agree with you that the @hide will be the > better way. But I don't think the @hide really solve my question. I guess I > don't make it quite clear. > The scenario is : > 1. I have my eclipse and sdk installed on my PC (windows xp) > 2. The android source tree stays in vmware (Ubuntu), the make also happens > here. > The question block me is: > After I add some new method in framework, the process of make is fine. After > that , I copy all 3 img file in mydroid/out/target/product/generic from > Ubuntu to my windows SDK directory , overwrite the exists files. When I > coding in eclipse, the IDE seems have no idea of the new method that I have > add. The new added method will be treated as syntax error. So no apk will be > created. > I guess there are something more that I should do to let my eclipse > recognize my new method. Give me a hand~ > > > > 2010/1/25 Romain Guy <[email protected]> >> >> Do not add new public APIs this way. This is fine if you want to >> contribute changes to the Android Open Source Project (and if they are >> accepted of course) but if it's for your own version of the platform, >> you should just make the method public and use the @hide javadoc tag >> so that you don't need make update-api. >> >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 12:13 AM, sheng wang <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > For some reason I need to add a new public method in Canvas.java just as >> > bellow: >> > /** >> > * >> > */ >> > public Bitmap getBitmap() { >> > if (mBitmap != null) { >> > return mBitmap; >> > } else { >> > return null; >> > } >> > } >> > After that I make update-api, then make successfully. >> > the problem is when I develop in eclipse, the eclipse won't recognize >> > the >> > new getBitmap method and won't get apk build. >> > Is there anything else I should do to let eclipse work with the new >> > method? >> > Thx in advanc. >> > Shawn >> > >> > -- >> > 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> Romain Guy >> 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 > > -- > 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 -- Romain Guy 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
