Adding Android jar files with relative path

Question

I'm trying to add a jar file to my existing app. When I tried to the following absolute path to my build.gradle, it works fine.

compile files('C:/Users/julia/AndroidStudioProjects/TestProject/libs/MyPo.jar')

However, when I tried to change it to relative path, it doesn't work.

compile files('libs/MyPo.jar'), I also tried
compile project('libs:MyPo.jar')
compile project(':libs:MyPo.jar')

What's the proper way to add this jar file to my app using relative path? Thanks.

Here is the solution already in stackoverflow :. http://stackoverflow.com/q/16608135/3595514 — Rajendra, Sep 02 '16 at 02:34
Yah I saw that answer, but couldn't understand the second part (Right click it and hit 'Add as library') I don't see the option Add as Library when I right click on the jar file in Android Studio. — Julia, Sep 02 '16 at 16:06

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 02 '16 at 06:12

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put jar file on app->lib folder and in your project build.gradle use compile ('libs/filename.jar') then sync your project this will work

answered Sep 02 '16 at 06:12

Pallavi Jain

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 02 '16 at 04:54

0

File->Project Structure->Dependencies->"+"->File dependency

edited Sep 02 '16 at 04:54

Jude Niroshan

answered Sep 02 '16 at 02:43

Wang Luo

2 Answers2