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  <h3 id="depAppBuild">Building a dependent application</h3>



  <p>To build an application project that depends on one or more library projects, you can use the

  standard Ant build commands and compile modes, as described in <a href=

  standard Gradle build commands and compile modes, as described in <a href=

  "{@docRoot}tools/building/index.html">Building and Running</a>. The tools

compile and merge all libraries referenced by the application as part of

  compiling the dependent application project. No additional commands or steps are necessary.</p>

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page.title=Managing Projects from Android Studio



@jd:body



 <div id="qv-wrapper">

    <div id="qv">

      <h2>In this document</h2>



      <ol>

        <li><a href="#CreatingAProject">Creating an Android Project</a></li>

        <ol>

          <li><a href="#Step1CreatingAProject">Create a New Project</a> </li>

          <li><a href="#Step2SelectFormFactor">Select Form Factors and API Level</a> </li>

          <li><a href="#Step3AddActivity">Add an Activity</a> </li>

          <li><a href="#Step4ConfigureActivity">Configure Your App</a> </li>

          <li><a href="#Step5DevelopYourApp">Develop Your App</a> </li>

        </ol>



        <li><a href="#CreatingAModule">Creating an Android Module</a></li>



        <li><a href="#SettingUpLibraryModule">Setting up a Library Module</a></li>



        <li><a href="#ReferencingLibraryModule">Referencing a Library Module</a></li>



        <li><a href="#ReferencingAppEngModule">Setting up an App Eng Module</a></li>



        <li><a href="#ProjectView">Using the Android Project View</a></li>



      </ol>



    </div>

  </div>





<p>Android Studio provides graphical tools for creating and managing Android projects, which

contain everything that define your Android apps, from app source code to build configurations and

test code. Each project contains one or more different types of modules, such as

  application modules, library modules, and test modules.</p>



<p>This guide explains how to create Android projects and different modules using

<a href="{@docRoot}tools/studio/index.html">Android Studio</a>.

For more information about the Android project structure and module types, read <a href=

"{@docRoot}tools/projects/index.html">Managing Projects Overview</a>.</p>







<h2 id="CreatingAProject">Creating an Android Project</h2>



<p>Android Studio makes it easy to create Android apps for several form factors, such as phone,

tablet, TV, Wear, and Google Glass. The <em>New Project</em> wizard lets you choose the form factors

for your app and populates the project structure with everything you need to get started.</p>



<p>Follow the steps in this section to create a project in Android Studio.</p>



<h3 id="Step1CreatingAProject">Step 1: Create a New Project</h2>



<p>If you didn't have a project opened, Android Studio shows the Welcome screen.

To create a new project, click <strong>New Project</strong>.</p>



<p>If you had a project opened, Android Studio shows the development environment.

To create a new project, click <strong>File</strong> > <strong>New Project</strong>.</p>



<p>The next window lets you configure the name of your app, the package name, and the location

of your project.</p>



<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard2.png" alt="" width="500" height="381">

<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 1.</strong> Choose a name for your project.</p>



<p>Enter the values for your project then click <strong>Next</strong>.</p>



<h3 id="Step2SelectFormFactor">Step 2: Select Form Factors and API Level</h2>



<p>The next window lets you select the form factors supported by your app, such as phone, tablet,

TV, Wear, and Google Glass. The selected form factors become the application modules witin the

project. For each form factor, you can also select the API Level for that app. To get more information,

click <strong>Help me choose</strong>.</p>



<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard4.png" alt="" width="750" height="510">

<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 2.</strong> Select the API Level.</p>



<p>The API Level window shows the distribution of mobile devices running each version of Android,

as shown in figure 3. Click on an API level to see a list of features introduced in the corresponding

version of Android. This helps you choose the minimum API Level that has all the features that

your apps needs, so you can reach as many devices as possible. Then click <strong>OK</strong>.</p>



<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard3.png" alt="" width="500" height="480">

<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 3.</strong> Choose form factors for your app.</p>



<p>Then, on the Form Factors Window, click <strong>Next</strong>.</p>





<h3 id="Step3AddActivity">Step 3: Add an Activity</h2>



<p>The next screen lets you select an activity type to add to your app, as shown in figure 4.

This screen displays a different set of activities for each of the form factors you selected earlier.</p>



<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard5.png" alt="" width="720" height="504">

<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 4.</strong> Add an activity to your app.</p>



<p>Choose an activity type then click <strong>Next</strong>.</p>



 <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If you choose "Add No Activity", click <strong>Finish</strong>

 to create the project.</p>





<h3 id="Step4ConfigureActivity">Step 4: Configure Your Activity</h2>



<p>The next screen lets you configure the activity to add to your app, as shown in figure 5.</p>



<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard6.png" alt="" width="450" height="385">

<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 5.</strong> Choose a name for your activity.</p>



<p>Enter the activity name, the layout name, and the activity title. Then click

<strong>Finish</strong>.</p>





<h3 id="Step5DevelopYourApp">Step 5: Develop Your App</h2>



<p>Android Studio creates the default structure for your project and opens the development

environment. If your app supports more than one form factor, Android Studio creates a module folder

with complete source files for each of them as shown in figure 6.</p>



<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard7.png" alt="" width="750" height="509">

<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 6.</strong> The default project structure for a mobile app.</p>



<p>Now you are ready to develop your app. For more information, see the following links:</p>



<ul>

<li><a href="{@docRoot}training/">Training Lessons</a></li>

<li><a href="{@docRoot}training/building-wearables.html">Building Apps for Wearables</a></li>

<li><a href="{@docRoot}tv/">Android TV</a></li>

<li><a href="https://developers.google.com/glass/">Google Glass</a></li>

</ul>





  <h2 id="CreatingAModule">Creating an Android Module</h2>



  <p>Android application modules contain the <code>src/main/</code>, <code>AndroidManifest.xml</code>,

  <code>build.gradle</code>, build output and other files you need to generate your app's APK files.

  Android Studio provides a <em>New Module Wizard</em> that you can use to quickly create a new

  Android module (or a module from existing code) based on selected application settings, such as

  minimum SDK level and activity template.</p>



  <p>To create a new module, select <strong>File</strong> &gt; <strong>New</strong> &gt;

  <strong>Module</strong>. Select the desire module type then click Next to enter the basic module

  settings:</p>



      <ul>

        <li>Enter an <strong>Application Name</strong>. This name is used as the title of your

        application launcher icon when it is installed on a device.</li>



        <li>Enter a <strong>Module Name</strong>. This text is used as the name of the folder where

        your Java-based activity files are stored.</li>



        <li>Enter a <strong>Package Name</strong> and <strong>Package Location</strong>. This class

        package namespace creates the initial

        package structure for your applications code files and is added as the

        <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/manifest-element.html#package">{@code package}</a>

        attribute in your application's

        <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html">Android manifest file</a>.

        This manifest value serves as the unique identifier for your application app when you

        distribute it to users. The package name must follow the same rules as packages in the Java

        programming language.</li>



        <li>Select the <strong>Minimum required SDK</strong>.

        This setting indicates the lowest version of the Android platform that your application

        supports for the selected form factor. This value sets the

        <code>minSdkVersion</code> attribute in the build.gradle file.</li>



          <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> You can manually change the minimum and target SDK

          for your module at any time: Double-click the module's build.gradle in the Project Explorer,

          set the <strong>targetSdkVersion</strong> and  <em>targetSdkVersion</em> in the

          <em>defaultConfig</em> section.</p>





        <li>Select a <strong>Target SDK</strong>. This setting indicates the highest version of

        Android with which you have tested with your application and sets the

        <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code

        targetSdkVersion}</a> attribute in your application's' build.gradle file.





        <li>Select a <strong>Compile With</strong> API version. This setting specifies what version

        of the SDK to compile your project against. We strongly recommend using the most recent

        version of the API.</li>



        <li>Select a <strong>Language Level</strong> API version. This setting specifies what version

        of the SDK to compile your project against. We strongly recommend using the most recent

        version of the API.</li>



        <li>Select a <strong>Theme</strong>. This setting specifies which standard Android

        <a href="{@docRoot}design/style/themes.html">visual style</a> is applied to your

        application. Select activity template. For more information about Android code templates, see

        <a href="{@docRoot}tools/projects/templates.html">Using Code Templates</a>Leave the <strong>

        Create activity</strong> option checked so you can start your

        application with some essential components. </li>



        <li>Click the check box for the required Support Libraries then click <strong>Next</strong>.</li>



        <li>In the <strong>Configure Launcher Icon</strong> page, create an icon and options, then click

        <strong>Next</strong>.</li>



        <li>In the <strong>Create Activity</strong> page, select activity template then click

        <strong>Next</strong>. For more information about Android code templates, see

        <a href="{@docRoot}tools/projects/templates.html">Using Code Templates</a>.

        </li>



        <li>Review the new module settings then click <strong>Finish</strong>.</li>



     </ul>



    <p>The wizard creates a new Android application module according to the options you have chosen.</p>







  <h2 id="SettingUpLibraryModule">Setting up a Library Module</h2>



  <p>A library module is a standard Android module, so you can create a new one in the same way

  as you would a new application module, using the New Module wizard and selecting <em>Android

  Library</em> as the module type. The created library module will appear in your project view

  along with the other modules. </p>



  <p> You can easily change an existing application module to a library module by changing the

  plugin assignment in the <strong>build.gradle</strong> file to <em>com.android.libary</em>.</p>



<pre>

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'



android {...}

</pre>



<pre>

apply plugin: 'com.android.library'



android {...}

</pre>





  <h3>Adding a dependency on a library module</h3>



  <p>The library dependency can be declared in the module's manifest file or in the

  <strong<build.gradle</strong> file. </p>



  <p>A library modules's manifest file must declare all of the shared components that it includes,

  just as would a standard Android application. For more information, see the documentation for

  <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html">AndroidManifest.xml</a>.</p>



  <p>For example, the <a href=

  "{@docRoot}resources/samples/TicTacToeLib/AndroidManifest.html">TicTacToeLib</a> example library

  project declares the activity <code>GameActivity</code>:</p>

  <pre>

&lt;manifest&gt;

  ...

  &lt;application&gt;

    ...

    &lt;activity android:name="GameActivity" /&gt;

    ...

  &lt;/application&gt;

&lt;/manifest&gt;

</pre>





<p>To add the dependency declaration to the build file, edit the build file for the <code>app</code>

module (<code>app/build.gradle</code>) and add a dependency on the <code>lib</code> module:</p>



<pre>

...

dependencies {

    ...

    compile project(":lib")

}

</pre>



<p>In this example, the <code>lib</code> module can still be built and tested independently, and

the build system creates an AAR package for it that you could reuse in other projects.</p>



<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> The library settings in the <code>app/build.gradle</code>

file will override any shared library resources declared in the manifest file.</p>





  <h2 id="ReferencingLibraryModule">Referencing a library module</h2>



  <p>If you are developing an application and want to include the shared code or resources from a

  library module, you can also do so easily by adding a reference to the library module in the

  module's dependency page.</p>



  <p>To add a reference to a library module, follow these steps:</p>



  <ol>

    <li>Make sure that both the module library and the application module that depends on it are

      in your proejct. If one of the modules is missing, import it into your project.</li>



    <li>In the project view, right-click the dependent module and select

    <strong>Open</strong> > <strong>Module Settings</strong>.</li>



    <li>Right-click the plus icon to add a new dependencies.

    <p>If you are adding references to multiple libraries, you can set their relative

    priority (and merge order) by selecting a library and using the <strong>Up</strong> and

    <strong>Down</strong> controls. The tools merge the referenced libraries with your application

    starting from lowest priority (bottom of the list) to highest (top of the list). If more than one

    library defines the same resource ID, the tools select the resource from the library with higher

    priority. The application itself has highest priority and its resources are always used in

    preference to identical resource IDs defined in libraries.</p>

    </li>



    <li>Use the <strong>Scope</strong> drop-down to select how the dependency will be applied.</li>



    <li>Click <strong>Apply</strong> to create the dependency and <strong>OK</strong> to close the

    <strong>Project Structure</strong> window.</li>

  </ol>



  <p>Android Studio rebuilds the module, including the contents of the library module the next time

  the project or module is built.</p>







  <h3>Declaring library components in the manifest file</h3>



  <p>In the manifest file of the application module, you must add declarations of all components

  that the application will use that are imported from a library module. For example, you must

  declare any <code>&lt;activity&gt;</code>, <code>&lt;service&gt;</code>,

  <code>&lt;receiver&gt;</code>, <code>&lt;provider&gt;</code>, and so on, as well as

  <code>&lt;permission&gt;</code>, <code>&lt;uses-library&gt;</code>, and similar elements.</p>



  <p>Declarations should reference the library components by their fully-qualified package names,

  where appropriate.</p>



  <p>For example, the <a href=

  "{@docRoot}resources/samples/TicTacToeMain/AndroidManifest.html">TicTacToeMain</a> example

  application declares the library activity <code>GameActivity</code> like this:</p>

  <pre>

&lt;manifest&gt;

  ...

  &lt;application&gt;

    ...

    &lt;activity android:name="com.example.android.tictactoe.library.GameActivity" /&gt;

    ...

  &lt;/application&gt;

&lt;/manifest&gt;

</pre>



  <p>For more information about the manifest file, see the documentation for <a href=

  "{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html">AndroidManifest.xml</a>.</p>





 <h2 id="ProjectView">Using the Android Project View</h2>





<p>The Android project view in Android Studio shows a flattened version of your project's structure

that provides quick access to the key source files of Android projects and helps you work with

the new <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/studio-build.html">Gradle-based build system</a>. The

Android project view:</p>



<ul>

<li>Groups the build files for all modules at the top level of the project hierarchy.</li>

<li>Shows the most important source directories at the top level of the module hierarchy.</li>

<li>Groups all the manifest files for each module.</li>

<li>Shows resource files from all Gradle source sets.</li>

<li>Groups resource files for different locales, orientations, and screen types in a single group

per resource type.</li>

</ul>



<div style="float:right;margin-left:30px;width:240px">

<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/projectview01.png" alt="" width="220" height="264"/>

<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 9:</strong> Show the Android project view.</p>

</div>





<h2 id="enable-view">Enable and use the Android Project View</h2>



<p>The Android project view is not yet enabled by default. To show the Android project view,

click <strong>Project</strong> and select <strong>Android</strong>, as shown in figure 9.</p>



<p>The Android project view shows all the build files at the top level of the project hierarchy

under <strong>Gradle Scripts</strong>. Each project module appears as a folder at the top

level of the project hierarchy and contains these three elements at the top level:</p>



<ul>

<li><code>java/</code> - Source files for the module.</li>

<li><code>manifests/</code> - Manifest files for the module.</li>

<li><code>res/</code> - Resource files for the module.</li>

</ul>



<p>Figure 10 shows how the Android project view groups all the instances of the

<code>ic_launcher.png</code> resource for different screen densities under the same element.</p>



<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> The Android project view shows a hierarchy that helps you

work with Android projects by providing a flattened structure that highlights the most commonly

used files while developing Android applications. However, the project structure on disk differs

from this representation.</p>



<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/projectview03.png" alt=""

     style="margin-top:10px" width="650" height="508"/>

<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 10:</strong> The traditional project view (left) and the

Android project view (right).</p>

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<p>The SDK tools provide templates for quickly creating Android application projects with the basic

  structure or for adding components to your existing projects. The code templates

  structure or for adding components to your existing application modules. The code templates

  provided by the Android SDK follow the Android design and development guidelines to get you on the

  right track to creating a beautiful, functional application.</p>
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<h2 id="app-templates">Application Templates</h2>



<p>Application templates create basic Android applications that you can immediately run and test

  on your Android device. These templates are available when you create a new Android project,

<p>Application templates create basic Android application modules that you can immediately run and test

  on your Android device. These templates are available when you create a new Android module,

  though you can also use these templates to <a href="#activity-templates">add new activities</a>

  to an existing project.</p>

  to an existing module.</p>



<p>To use Android application templates:</p>



<ol>

  <li>In Eclipse, with the Android Development Tools (ADT) plugin installed, select <strong>File

    &gt; New &gt; Android</strong>.</li>

  <li>Select <strong>Android &gt; Android Application Project</strong>, and click

    <strong>Next</strong>.</li>

  <li>In Android Studio, select <strong>File &gt; New &gt; Module</strong>.</li>

  <li>Enter the settings for your application, including <strong>Application Name</strong>,

    <strong>Project Name</strong>, <strong>Package Name</strong>, API level settings and

    presentation <strong>Theme</strong>, and click <strong>Next</strong>.</li>

  <li>Enter the project configuration options, and click <strong>Next</strong>.</li>

  <li>Optionally enter launcher icon settings, and click <strong>Next</strong>.</li>

  <li>In the <strong>Create Activity</strong> page, select an application template to use.

  <strong>Company Domain</strong>, <strong>Package name</strong>, and <strong>minimum SDK</strong>,

  then click <strong>Next</strong>.</li>

  <li>Select an application template to use, then click <strong>Next</strong>. For example,

    <ul>

      <li><a href="#blank-activity">BlankActivity</a></li>

      <li><a href="#full-screen-activity">FullScreenActivity</a></li>

      <li><a href="#master-detail-activity">MasterDetailFlow</a></li>



    </ul>

  </li>

  <li>Enter the settings for your activity, including <strong>Activity Name</strong>,

  <strong>layout Name</strong>, <strong>Title</strong>, and <strong>Menu Resource Name</strong>,

  then click <strong>Finish</strong>.</li>

</ol>



<p class="note">
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  <li>Right click the project folder of the Android application where you want to add an

    activity.</li>

  <li>Select <strong>New &gt; Other...</strong></li>

  <li>Select <strong>Android &gt; Android Activity</strong>, and click <strong>Next</strong>.</li>

  <li>Select <strong>Android &gt; Android Activity</strong>, then click <strong>Next</strong>.</li>

  <li>Select an activity template, then follow the instructions to add it to your existing

    application.

    <ul>
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<p>To use Android object templates:</p>



<ol>

  <li>Right click the project folder of the Android application where you want to add a code

  <li>Right-click the module folder of the Android application where you want to add a code

    component.</li>

  <li>Select <strong>New &gt; Other...</strong></li>

  <li>Select <strong>Android &gt; Android Object</strong>, and click <strong>Next</strong>.</li>

  <li>Select an object template, then follow the instructions to add it to your existing

  <li>Select <strong>New</strong></li>

  <li>Select the object type and template, then follow the instructions to add it to your existing

    application.

    <ul>

      <li>{@link android.content.BroadcastReceiver}</li>

      <li>{@link android.content.ContentProvider}</li>

      <li><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/custom-components.html">Custom View</a></li>

      <li>{@link android.app.Service}</li>

      <li>AIDL</li>

      <li>Activity</li>

      <li>Folder</li>

      <li>Fragment</li>

      <li>Google</li>

      <li>Other</li>

      <li>Service</li>

      <li>UI Component</li>

      <li>Wear</li>

      <li>Widget</li>

      <li>XML</li>

    </ul>

  </li>

</ol>