Java Reference
In-Depth Information
• The
--activity
(or
-a
) option specifies the name for the default activity
class. The resulting classfile is created inside
/
path
/
to
/
your
/
pro-
ject
/
project_name
/
src
/
your_package_namespace
/
, and is
used as the
.apk
filename if
--name
(or
-n
) isn't specified.
• The
--package
(or
-k
) option specifies the project's package namespace,
whichmustfollowtherulesforpackagesthatarespecifiedintheJavalanguage.
AssumingaWindowsXPplatform,andassuminga
C:\prj\dev
hierarchywhere
the
Java7MeetsAndroid
project is to be stored in
C:\prj\dev\Java7MeetsAndroid
, invoke the following command from any-
where in the filesystem to create
Java7MeetsAndroid
:
android create project -t 1 -p C:\prj\dev\Java7MeetsAndroid
-a Java7MeetsAndroid -k
ca.tutortutor.j7ma
Thiscommandcreatesvariousdirectoriesandaddsfilestosomeofthesedirectories.
It specifically creates the following file and directory structure within
C:\prj\dev\Java7MeetsAndroid
:
•
AndroidManifest.xml
is the manifest file for the app being built. This
fileissynchronizedtothe
Activity
subclasspreviouslyspecifiedviathe
--
activity
or
-a
option.
•
bin
is the output directory for the Apache Ant build script.
•
build.properties
is a customizable properties file for the build system.
YoucaneditthisfiletooverridedefaultbuildsettingsusedbyApacheAnt,and
provideapointertoyourkeystoreandkeyaliassothatthebuildtoolscansign
your app when built in release mode (discussed in
Android Recipes
).
•
build.xml
is the Apache Ant build script for this project.
•
default.properties
is the default properties file for the build system.
Don't modify this file.
•
libs
contains private libraries (when required).
•
local.properties
containsthelocationoftheAndroidSDKhomedirect-
ory.
•
proguard.cfg
containsconfigurationdatafor
ProGuard
,anSDKtoolthat
letsdevelopersobfuscatetheircode(makingitverydifficulttoreverseengineer
the code) as an integrated part of a release build.
•
res
contains the project's application resources.
