# AndroidResources

# AndroidResources

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Added in 7.0.0  


```
interface AndroidResources
```

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Build-time properties for Android Resources inside a [Component](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/com/android/build/api/variant/Component).

This is accessed via [GeneratesApk.androidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/com/android/build/api/variant/GeneratesApk#androidResources())

## Summary

|                                                                                  ### Public properties                                                                                  |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [ListProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/ListProperty.html)`<`[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`>` | [aaptAdditionalParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/com/android/build/api/variant/AndroidResources#aaptAdditionalParameters()) The list of additional parameters to pass to aapt.                         |
| [ListProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/ListProperty.html)`<`[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`>` | [ignoreAssetsPatterns](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/com/android/build/api/variant/AndroidResources#ignoreAssetsPatterns()) The list of patterns describing assets to be ignored.                              |
| [ListProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/ListProperty.html)`<`[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`>` | [noCompress](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/com/android/build/api/variant/AndroidResources#noCompress()) File extensions of Android resources, assets, and Java resources to be stored uncompressed in the APK. |

## Public properties

### aaptAdditionalParameters

Added in 7.0.0  

```
val aaptAdditionalParameters: ListProperty<String>
```

The list of additional parameters to pass to aapt.

This property will be initialized using the corresponding DSL value.  

### ignoreAssetsPatterns

Added in 7.0.0  

```
val ignoreAssetsPatterns: ListProperty<String>
```

The list of patterns describing assets to be ignored.

See aapt's --ignore-assets flag via `aapt --help`. Note: the --ignore-assets flag accepts a single string of colon-delimited patterns, whereas this property is a list of patterns.

This property will be initialized using the corresponding DSL value.  

### noCompress

Added in 7.2.0  

```
val noCompress: ListProperty<String>
```

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