# AndroidResources

# AndroidResources

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```
interface AndroidResources
```

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Known direct subclasses  
[AaptOptions](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AaptOptions),[ApplicationAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/ApplicationAndroidResources),[DynamicFeatureAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/DynamicFeatureAndroidResources),[LibraryAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/LibraryAndroidResources),[TestAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/TestAndroidResources)  

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| [AaptOptions](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AaptOptions)                                       | **This interface is deprecated.**Renamed to AndroidResources |
| [ApplicationAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/ApplicationAndroidResources)       |                                                              |
| [DynamicFeatureAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/DynamicFeatureAndroidResources) |                                                              |
| [LibraryAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/LibraryAndroidResources)               |                                                              |
| [TestAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/TestAndroidResources)                     |                                                              |

*** ** * ** ***

DSL object for configuring aapt options.

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                                                                                         ### Public functions                                                                                                                                                                                                          ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | ~~[additionalParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#additionalParameters(kotlin.String))~~`(params: `[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`)` **This function is deprecated.**Replaced with property additionalParameters       |
| [Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | ~~[additionalParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#additionalParameters(kotlin.Array))~~`(vararg params: `[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`)` **This function is deprecated.**Replaced with property additionalParameters |
| [Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | ~~[noCompress](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#noCompress(kotlin.String))~~`(noCompress: `[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`)` **This function is deprecated.**Replaced with property noCompress                                 |
| [Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | ~~[noCompress](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#noCompress(kotlin.Array))~~`(vararg noCompress: `[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`)` **This function is deprecated.**Replaced with property noCompress                           |

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ### Public properties                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ||
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| [MutableList](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.collections/-mutable-list/index.html)`<`[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`>`             | [additionalParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#additionalParameters()) List of additional parameters to pass to`aapt`.                                          |
| [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html)                                                                                                                        | [failOnMissingConfigEntry](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#failOnMissingConfigEntry()) Forces aapt to return an error if it fails to find an entry for a configuration. |
| [String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`?`                                                                                                                       | [ignoreAssetsPattern](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#ignoreAssetsPattern()) Pattern describing assets to be ignored.                                                   |
| [MutableCollection](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.collections/-mutable-collection/index.html)`<`[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`>` | [ignoreAssetsPatterns](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#ignoreAssetsPatterns()) Patterns describing assets to be ignored.                                                |
| [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html)                                                                                                                        | [namespaced](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#namespaced()) Indicates whether the resources in this sub-project are fully namespaced.                                    |
| [MutableCollection](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.collections/-mutable-collection/index.html)`<`[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`>` | [noCompress](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#noCompress()) File extensions of Android resources, assets, and Java resources to be stored uncompressed in the APK.       |

## Public functions

### additionalParameters

```
fun [additionalParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#additionalParameters(kotlin.String))(params: String): Unit
```
| **This function is deprecated.**   
| Replaced with property additionalParameters

Adds additional parameters to be passed to`aapt`.  

### additionalParameters

```
fun [additionalParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#additionalParameters(kotlin.Array))(vararg params: String): Unit
```
| **This function is deprecated.**   
| Replaced with property additionalParameters

Adds additional parameters to be passed to`aapt`.  

### noCompress

```
fun [noCompress](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#noCompress(kotlin.String))(noCompress: String): Unit
```
| **This function is deprecated.**   
| Replaced with property noCompress

Adds a file extension of Android resources, assets, and Java resources to be stored uncompressed in the APK. Adding an empty extension (i.e.,`noCompress('')`) will disable compression for all Android resources, assets, and Java resources.  

### noCompress

```
fun [noCompress](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#noCompress(kotlin.Array))(vararg noCompress: String): Unit
```
| **This function is deprecated.**   
| Replaced with property noCompress

Adds file extensions of Android resources, assets, and Java resources to be stored uncompressed in the APK. Adding an empty extension (e.g.,`noCompress('')`) will disable compression for all Android resources, assets, and Java resources.

## Public properties

### additionalParameters

```
val additionalParameters: MutableList<String>
```

List of additional parameters to pass to`aapt`.  

### failOnMissingConfigEntry

```
var failOnMissingConfigEntry: Boolean
```

Forces aapt to return an error if it fails to find an entry for a configuration.

See`aapt --help`  

### ignoreAssetsPattern

```
var ignoreAssetsPattern: String?
```

Pattern describing assets to be ignored.

This is[ignoreAssetsPatterns](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#ignoreAssetsPatterns())joined by ':'.  

### ignoreAssetsPatterns

```
val ignoreAssetsPatterns: MutableCollection<String>
```

Patterns describing assets to be ignored.

If empty, defaults to`["!.svn", "!.git", "!.ds_store", "!*.scc", ".*", "<dir>_*", "!CVS", "!thumbs.db", "!picasa.ini", "!*~"]`  

### namespaced

```
var namespaced: Boolean
```

Indicates whether the resources in this sub-project are fully namespaced.

This property is incubating and may change in a future release.  

### noCompress

```
val noCompress: MutableCollection<String>
```

File extensions of Android resources, assets, and Java resources to be stored uncompressed in the APK. Adding an empty extension (e.g., setting`noCompress ''`) will disable compression for all Android resources, assets, and Java resources.