Java Question Convert AAR to JAR

Rusty

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• Jan 19, 2017

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I'm trying to convert the .aar library created by Android Studio to a usable .jar file (to be included within a B4a project).
I thought the SLC would do this, but it seems to want to compile the source code.
Am I doing something wrong or using the wrong tool?
Rusty

 

Erel

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• Jan 19, 2017

• #2

You don't need to convert it. B4A v6+ supports AAR packages.

 

Rusty

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• Jan 19, 2017

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Do you use #additional libraries or can you access it through the libraries tab in B4a?

 

Erel

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You can use #AdditionalJar to reference the aar file and then use JavaObject to access it.

The second option is to create a regular wrapper with xml and jar file and use @DependsOn to reference the AAR file.

 

Rusty

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• Jan 19, 2017

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Thanks Erel,
Can you point me to a post where "Create a regular wrapper" and @DependsOn is demonstrated
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Erel

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• Jan 19, 2017

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ExoPlayer: https://github.com/AnywhereSoftware/B4A_ExoPlayer/tree/master/src/anywheresoftware/b4a/objects

FirebaseAdMob - this one is simpler but instead of referencing an AAR directly it uses Android SDK repository: https://github.com/AnywhereSoftware/B4A_FirebaseAdMob