Android javax.annotation.processing Package missing

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I would like to do some annotation processing based on the example in the following link: http://www.zdnetasia.com/writing-and-processing-custom-annotations-part-3-39362483.htm.

However, I would like to implement this in my Android project, and it seems I cannot use the package with the android platform. Do I need to add an external jar or is there something I'm missing?

Thanks.

score 23 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 07 '15 at 15:10

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The javax.annotation.processing package is not included in Android. You don't need to include this inside your compiled app module. You just need this dependency for your compiler/processor module during build time. Therefore, inside your app's build.gradle you should add the following after including your annotation processor:

provided 'org.glassfish:javax.annotation:10.0-b28'

answered Jul 07 '15 at 15:10

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Configuration 'provided' is obsolete and has been replaced with 'compileOnly' – Amir Ziarati Sep 06 '18 at 14:02
`javax.annotation.processing` is not in this Glassfish dependency either. It has the right annotations, but in `javax.annotation` package. – TWiStErRob May 17 '19 at 10:15

score 18 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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There is a much easier way if you use Android Studio / Gradle.

I found the following looking through the answers of the question How do I add javax.annotation.Generated to Java SE 5?:

For a Gradle build the dependency should be

compile 'org.glassfish:javax.annotation:10.0-b28'

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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answered Nov 02 '14 at 20:15

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score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 18 '16 at 15:36

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The javax.annotation.processing package is not included in Android, but the Android VM team describes how to include extra javax packages here - it might be applicable to your question.

edited Nov 18 '16 at 15:36

approxiblue

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answered Mar 10 '12 at 22:45

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Cannot see the linked solution. That's why we should quote/copy/refer instead of plain linking – denispyr Nov 01 '15 at 10:58
Updated the link for reference. For the record, the linked guide uses an old version of Android (with Ant build scripts); you'd want the gradle solutions in the other answers. – approxiblue Nov 18 '16 at 15:38

score 9 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 02 '21 at 13:03

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implementation 'org.glassfish:javax.annotation:10.0-b28'
compileOnly 'com.github.pengrad:jdk9-deps:1.0'

Add these two dependencies in your build.gradle file, this will work.

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answered Jul 02 '21 at 08:25

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 13 '18 at 09:40

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compileOnly 'org.glassfish:javax.annotation:10.0-b28'

answered Apr 13 '18 at 09:40

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Worked like a charm! – Taslim Oseni Nov 30 '18 at 03:04

score 2 · Answer 6 · edited Mar 27 '17 at 11:13

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Simply adding compile 'javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api:1.2' should do the trick.

see here for all available versions: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.annotation/javax.annotation-api

edited Mar 27 '17 at 11:13

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answered Mar 31 '16 at 12:41

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 08 '20 at 12:04

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for kotlin DSL you need to use compileOnly("org.glassfish:javax.annotation:10.0-b28")

for groovy DSL you need to use compileOnly 'org.glassfish:javax.annotation:10.0-b28'

answered Jun 08 '20 at 12:04

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 11 '22 at 13:37

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I also faced same issue. So generally we will face this issue when our jdk version will be 8+ . So for jdk8+ you just need to add below dependency in your build.gradle(:app) file.

compileOnly 'com.github.pengrad:jdk9-deps:1.0'

It will work like a charm. Please give it a try!

answered Oct 11 '22 at 13:37

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There is an [answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/68221947/14291243) with same solution for the same question. – Abhishek Dutt Oct 16 '22 at 14:06

score -4 · Answer 9 · edited Mar 30 '17 at 11:20

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I find a method in butterknife. Add this in build.gradle:

compile files(org.gradle.internal.jvm.Jvm.current().getJre().homeDir.getAbsolutePath()+'/lib/rt.jar')

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answered Mar 30 '17 at 07:15

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This is evil. This way you are adding the entire jre as dependency – slux83 Nov 21 '17 at 13:21

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