How to add a Library Project to a android project?
I have created a new android project. I want to have a action bar at the top so I downloaded the Action Bar for Android Library because I want to support devices from android 2.1.
The description says
The action bar component is an Library Project. This means that there's no need to copy-paste resources into your own project, simply add the action bar component as a reference to any project.
I am new to android so what does this mean? How can I add the library to my existing project?
Import the library into your eclipse workspace:
File->Import->General->Existing Projects into Workspace, Next
Select root directory: /path/to/project
Projects->Select All
At this point it fails because there is nothing to select and the next button is deactivated.
Any ideas?
Solution 1:
- File->New->Other
- Select Android Project
- Select "Create Project from existing source"
- Click "Browse..." button and navigate to johannilsson-android-actionbar\actionbar
- Finish (Now action bar project in your workspace)
- Right-click on your project -> Properties
- In Android->Library section click Add
- select recently added project -> Ok
- that's it!
Now you can use it
Solution 2:
Checkout this documentation on how to reference a library project in eclipse.
From the link above:
- In the Package Explorer, right-click the dependent project and select Properties.
- In the Properties window, select the "Android" properties group at left and locate the Library properties at right.
- Click Add to open the Project Selection dialog.
- From the list of available library projects, select a project and click OK.
- When the dialog closes, click Apply in the Properties window.
- Click OK to close the Properties window.
Solution 3:
Plus to the "best answer", at step 8, if you don't see the project, go to the project what you would like to add as a library and
- open 'project.properties'
- add 'android.library=true'
and you can again follow the instruction and you should see the desirable project.