CommonExtension

abstract void aaptOptions(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull AaptOptions, Unit> action
)

Specifies options for the Android Asset Packaging Tool (AAPT).

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see AaptOptions.

abstract void adbOptions(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull AdbOptions, Unit> action
)

Specifies options for the Android Debug Bridge (ADB), such as APK installation options.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see AdbOptions.

abstract void androidResources(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull AndroidResourcesT, Unit> action
)

Specifies options related to the processing of Android Resources.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see AndroidResources.

abstract void buildFeatures(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull BuildFeaturesT, Unit> action
)

A list of build features that can be enabled or disabled on the Android Project.

abstract void buildToolsVersion(@NonNull String buildToolsVersion)

abstract void buildTypes(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull NamedDomainObjectContainer<@NonNull BuildTypeT>, Unit> action
)

Encapsulates all build type configurations for this project.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see BuildType

abstract void compileOptions(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull CompileOptions, Unit> action
)

Specifies Java compiler options, such as the language level of the Java source code and generated bytecode.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see CompileOptions.

abstract void compileSdkAddon(@NonNull String vendor, @NonNull String name, int version)

Specify an SDK add-on to compile your project against.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.compileSdkAddon

abstract void compileSdkVersion(int apiLevel)

abstract void compileSdkVersion(@NonNull String version)

abstract void composeOptions(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull ComposeOptions, Unit> action
)

abstract void dataBinding(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull DataBinding, Unit> action
)

Specifies options for the Data Binding Library.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see DataBinding

abstract void debug(
    @NonNull NamedDomainObjectContainer<@NonNull BuildTypeT> receiver,
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull BuildTypeT, Unit> action
)

Shortcut extension method to allow easy access to the predefined debug BuildType

For example:

 android {
     buildTypes {
         debug {
             // ...
         }
     }
}

abstract void defaultConfig(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull DefaultConfigT, Unit> action
)

Specifies defaults for variant properties that the Android plugin applies to all build variants.

You can override any defaultConfig property when configuring product flavors

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see DefaultConfig.

abstract void externalNativeBuild(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull ExternalNativeBuild, Unit> action
)

Specifies options for external native build using CMake or ndk-build.

When using Android Studio 2.2 or higher with Android plugin 2.2.0 or higher, you can compile C and C++ code into a native library that Gradle packages into your APK.

To learn more, read Add C and C++ Code to Your Project.

abstract void flavorDimensions(@NonNull String dimensions)

abstract @NonNull AaptOptions getAaptOptions()

Specifies options for the Android Asset Packaging Tool (AAPT).

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see AaptOptions.

abstract @NonNull AdbOptions getAdbOptions()

Specifies options for the Android Debug Bridge (ADB), such as APK installation options.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see AdbOptions.

abstract @NonNull AndroidResourcesT getAndroidResources()

Specifies options related to the processing of Android Resources.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see AndroidResources.

abstract @NonNull BuildFeaturesT getBuildFeatures()

A list of build features that can be enabled or disabled on the Android Project.

abstract @NonNull String getBuildToolsVersion()

Specifies the version of the SDK Build Tools to use when building your project.

When using Android plugin 3.0.0 or later, configuring this property is optional. By default, the plugin uses the minimum version of the build tools required by the version of the plugin you're using. To specify a different version of the build tools for the plugin to use, specify the version as follows:

android {
    // Specifying this property is optional.
    buildToolsVersion "26.0.0"
}

For a list of build tools releases, read the release notes.

Note that the value assigned to this property is parsed and stored in a normalized form, so reading it back may give a slightly different result.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.buildToolsVersion

abstract @NonNull NamedDomainObjectContainer<@NonNull BuildTypeT> getBuildTypes()

Encapsulates all build type configurations for this project.

Unlike using ProductFlavor to create different versions of your project that you expect to co-exist on a single device, build types determine how Gradle builds and packages each version of your project. Developers typically use them to configure projects for various stages of a development lifecycle. For example, when creating a new project from Android Studio, the Android plugin configures a 'debug' and 'release' build type for you. By default, the 'debug' build type enables debugging options and signs your APK with a generic debug keystore. Conversely, The 'release' build type strips out debug symbols and requires you to create a release key and keystore for your app. You can then combine build types with product flavors to create build variants.

abstract @NonNull CompileOptions getCompileOptions()

Specifies Java compiler options, such as the language level of the Java source code and generated bytecode.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see CompileOptions.

abstract Integer getCompileSdk()

Specifies the API level to compile your project against. The Android plugin requires you to configure this property.

This means your code can use only the Android APIs included in that API level and lower. You can configure the compile sdk version by adding the following to the android block: compileSdk = 26.

You should generally use the most up-to-date API level available. If you are planning to also support older API levels, it's good practice to use the Lint tool to check if you are using APIs that are not available in earlier API levels.

The value you assign to this property is parsed and stored in a normalized form, so reading it back may return a slightly different value.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.compileSdk

abstract Integer getCompileSdkExtension()

Specifies the SDK Extension level to compile your project against. This value is optional.

When not provided the base extension for the given compileSdk API level will be selected.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.compileSdkExtension

abstract String getCompileSdkPreview()

Specify a preview API to compile your project against.

For example, to try out the Android S preview, rather than compileSdk = 30 you can use compileSdkPreview = "S"

Once the preview APIs are finalized, they will be allocated a stable integer value.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.compileSdkPreview

abstract @NonNull ComposeOptions getComposeOptions()

abstract @NonNull DataBinding getDataBinding()

Specifies options for the Data Binding Library.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see DataBinding

abstract @NonNull DefaultConfigT getDefaultConfig()

Specifies defaults for variant properties that the Android plugin applies to all build variants.

You can override any defaultConfig property when configuring product flavors

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see DefaultConfig.

abstract @NonNull File getDefaultProguardFile(@NonNull String name)

@Incubating
abstract @NonNull Map<@NonNull String, @NonNull Object> getExperimentalProperties()

Additional per module experimental properties.

abstract @NonNull ExternalNativeBuild getExternalNativeBuild()

Specifies options for external native build using CMake or ndk-build.

When using Android Studio 2.2 or higher with Android plugin 2.2.0 or higher, you can compile C and C++ code into a native library that Gradle packages into your APK.

To learn more, read Add C and C++ Code to Your Project.

abstract @NonNull List<@NonNull String> getFlavorDimensions()

Specifies the names of product flavor dimensions for this project.

When configuring product flavors with Android plugin 3.0.0 and higher, you must specify at least one flavor dimension, using the flavorDimensions property, and then assign each flavor to a dimension. Otherwise, you will get the following build error:

Error:All flavors must now belong to a named flavor dimension.
The flavor 'flavor_name' is not assigned to a flavor dimension.

By default, when you specify only one dimension, all flavors you configure automatically belong to that dimension. If you specify more than one dimension, you need to manually assign each flavor to a dimension, as shown in the sample below.

Flavor dimensions allow you to create groups of product flavors that you can combine with flavors from other flavor dimensions. For example, you can have one dimension that includes a 'free' and 'paid' version of your app, and another dimension for flavors that support different API levels, such as 'minApi21' and 'minApi24'. The Android plugin can then combine flavors from these dimensions—including their settings, code, and resources—to create variants such as 'debugFreeMinApi21' and 'releasePaidMinApi24', and so on. The sample below shows you how to specify flavor dimensions and add product flavors to them.

android {
    ...
    // Specifies the flavor dimensions you want to use. The order in which you
    // list each dimension determines its priority, from highest to lowest,
    // when Gradle merges variant sources and configurations. You must assign
    // each product flavor you configure to one of the flavor dimensions.
    flavorDimensions 'api', 'version'

    productFlavors {
      demo {
        // Assigns this product flavor to the 'version' flavor dimension.
        dimension 'version'
        ...
    }

      full {
        dimension 'version'
        ...
      }

      minApi24 {
        // Assigns this flavor to the 'api' dimension.
        dimension 'api'
        minSdkVersion '24'
        versionNameSuffix "-minApi24"
        ...
      }

      minApi21 {
        dimension "api"
        minSdkVersion '21'
        versionNameSuffix "-minApi21"
        ...
      }
   }
}

To learn more, read Combine multiple flavors.

abstract @NonNull Installation getInstallation()

Specifies options for the Android Debug Bridge (ADB), such as APK installation options.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see AdbOptions.

@Incubating
abstract @NonNull JacocoOptions getJacoco()

Configure the gathering of code-coverage from tests.

This is replaced by testCoverage.

abstract @NonNull Lint getLint()

Specifies options for the lint tool.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see Lint.

@Incubating
abstract @NonNull LintOptions getLintOptions()

Specifies options for the lint tool.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see LintOptions.

abstract String getNamespace()

The namespace of the generated R and BuildConfig classes. Also, the namespace used to resolve any relative class names that are declared in the AndroidManifest.xml.

abstract String getNdkPath()

Requires the specified path to NDK be used.

Use this to specify a path to the NDK folder to be used for C and C++ builds.

android {
    // Path to custom NDK location
    ndkPath '/path/to/ndk'
}

If this field is specified, then the version it refers to need to match the one specified in ndkVersion. If ndkVersion is not specified, ndkPath need to match the default ndkVersion

For additional information about NDK installation see Install and configure the NDK.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.ndkPath

abstract @NonNull String getNdkVersion()

Requires the specified NDK version to be used.

Use this to specify a fixed NDK version. Without this, each new version of the Android Gradle Plugin will choose a specific version of NDK to use, so upgrading the plugin also means upgrading the NDK. Locking to a specific version can increase repeatability of the build.

android {
    // Use a fixed NDK version
    ndkVersion '20.1.5948944'
}

If this field is specified then android.ndkPath may not be specified. If this field is not specified, a default value will be provided depending on the AGP version

The required format of the version is major.minor.build. It's not legal to specify less precision. If ndk.dir is specified in local.properties file then the NDK that it points to must match the android.ndkVersion.

Prior to Android Gradle Plugin version 3.5, the highest installed version of NDK will be used. In Android Gradle Plugin 3.4, specifying android.ndkVersion was not an error, but the value would be ignored. Prior to Android Gradle Plugin version 3.4, it was illegal to specify android.ndkVersion.

For additional information about NDK installation see Install and configure the NDK.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.ndkVersion

abstract @NonNull Packaging getPackaging()

Specifies options and rules that determine which files the Android plugin packages into your APK.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see Packaging.

abstract @NonNull Packaging getPackagingOptions()

Specifies options and rules that determine which files the Android plugin packages into your APK.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see Packaging.

abstract @NonNull NamedDomainObjectContainer<@NonNull ProductFlavorT> getProductFlavors()

Encapsulates all product flavors configurations for this project.

Product flavors represent different versions of your project that you expect to co-exist on a single device, the Google Play store, or repository. For example, you can configure 'demo' and 'full' product flavors for your app, and each of those flavors can specify different features, device requirements, resources, and application ID's--while sharing common source code and resources. So, product flavors allow you to output different versions of your project by simply changing only the components and settings that are different between them.

Configuring product flavors is similar to configuring build types: add them to the productFlavors block of your project's build.gradle file and configure the settings you want. Product flavors support the same properties as the defaultConfig block--this is because defaultConfig defines an object that the plugin uses as the base configuration for all other flavors. Each flavor you configure can then override any of the default values in defaultConfig, such as the applicationId.

When using Android plugin 3.0.0 and higher, each flavor must belong to a com.android.build.gradle.BaseExtension.html#com.android.build.gradle.BaseExtension:flavorDimensions(java.lang.String[]) value. By default, when you specify only one dimension, all flavors you configure belong to that dimension. If you specify more than one flavor dimension, you need to manually assign each flavor to a dimension. To learn more, read Use Flavor Dimensions for variant-aware dependency management.

When you configure product flavors, the Android plugin automatically combines them with your BuildType configurations to create build variants. If the plugin creates certain build variants that you don't want, you can filter variants.

abstract String getResourcePrefix()

Specifies this project's resource prefix to Android Studio for editor features, such as Lint checks. This property is useful only when using Android Studio.

Including unique prefixes for project resources helps avoid naming collisions with resources from other projects.

For example, when creating a library with String resources, you may want to name each resource with a unique prefix, such as "mylib_" to avoid naming collisions with similar resources that the consumer defines.

You can then specify this prefix, as shown below, so that Android Studio expects this prefix when you name project resources:

// This property is useful only when developing your project in Android Studio.
resourcePrefix 'mylib_'

abstract @NonNull SdkComponents getSdkComponents()

abstract @NonNull NamedDomainObjectContainer<@NonNull ApkSigningConfig> getSigningConfigs()

Encapsulates signing configurations that you can apply to [ ] and [ ] configurations.

Android requires that all APKs be digitally signed with a certificate before they can be installed onto a device. When deploying a debug version of your project from Android Studio, the Android plugin automatically signs your APK with a generic debug certificate. However, to build an APK for release, you must sign the APK with a release key and keystore. You can do this by either using the Android Studio UI or manually configuring your build.gradle file.

abstract @NonNull NamedDomainObjectContainer<@NonNull AndroidSourceSet> getSourceSets()

Encapsulates source set configurations for all variants.

Note that the Android plugin uses its own implementation of source sets. For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see AndroidSourceSet.

abstract @NonNull Splits getSplits()

Specifies configurations for building multiple APKs or APK splits.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see Splits.

abstract @NonNull TestCoverage getTestCoverage()

Configure the gathering of code-coverage from tests.

To override the JaCoCo version that is used for offline instrumentation and coverage report, add the following to build.gradle file:

android {
    testCoverage {
        jacocoVersion "<jacoco-version>"
    }
}

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see TestCoverage.

@Incubating
abstract @NonNull TestOptions getTestOptions()

Specifies options for how the Android plugin should run local and instrumented tests.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see TestOptions.

abstract @NonNull ViewBinding getViewBinding()

Specifies options for the View Binding Library.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see ViewBinding

abstract void installation(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull Installation, Unit> action
)

Specifies options for the Android Debug Bridge (ADB), such as APK installation options.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see AdbOptions.

@Incubating
abstract void jacoco(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull JacocoOptions, Unit> action
)

Configure the gathering of code-coverage from tests.

This is replaced by testCoverage.

abstract void lint(@ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull Lint, Unit> action)

Specifies options for the lint tool.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see Lint.

@Incubating
abstract void lintOptions(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull LintOptions, Unit> action
)

Specifies options for the lint tool.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see LintOptions.

abstract void packaging(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull Packaging, Unit> action
)

Specifies options and rules that determine which files the Android plugin packages into your APK.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see Packaging.

abstract void packagingOptions(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull Packaging, Unit> action
)

Specifies options and rules that determine which files the Android plugin packages into your APK.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see Packaging.

abstract void productFlavors(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull NamedDomainObjectContainer<@NonNull ProductFlavorT>, Unit> action
)

Encapsulates all product flavors configurations for this project.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see ProductFlavor

abstract void release(
    @NonNull NamedDomainObjectContainer<@NonNull BuildTypeT> receiver,
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull BuildTypeT, Unit> action
)

Shortcut extension method to allow easy access to the predefined release BuildType

For example:

 android {
     buildTypes {
         release {
             // ...
         }
     }
}

abstract void setBuildToolsVersion(@NonNull String buildToolsVersion)

Specifies the version of the SDK Build Tools to use when building your project.

When using Android plugin 3.0.0 or later, configuring this property is optional. By default, the plugin uses the minimum version of the build tools required by the version of the plugin you're using. To specify a different version of the build tools for the plugin to use, specify the version as follows:

android {
    // Specifying this property is optional.
    buildToolsVersion "26.0.0"
}

For a list of build tools releases, read the release notes.

Note that the value assigned to this property is parsed and stored in a normalized form, so reading it back may give a slightly different result.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.buildToolsVersion

abstract void setCompileSdk(Integer compileSdk)

Specifies the API level to compile your project against. The Android plugin requires you to configure this property.

This means your code can use only the Android APIs included in that API level and lower. You can configure the compile sdk version by adding the following to the android block: compileSdk = 26.

You should generally use the most up-to-date API level available. If you are planning to also support older API levels, it's good practice to use the Lint tool to check if you are using APIs that are not available in earlier API levels.

The value you assign to this property is parsed and stored in a normalized form, so reading it back may return a slightly different value.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.compileSdk

abstract void setCompileSdkExtension(Integer compileSdkExtension)

Specifies the SDK Extension level to compile your project against. This value is optional.

When not provided the base extension for the given compileSdk API level will be selected.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.compileSdkExtension

abstract void setCompileSdkPreview(String compileSdkPreview)

Specify a preview API to compile your project against.

For example, to try out the Android S preview, rather than compileSdk = 30 you can use compileSdkPreview = "S"

Once the preview APIs are finalized, they will be allocated a stable integer value.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.compileSdkPreview

abstract void setNamespace(String namespace)

The namespace of the generated R and BuildConfig classes. Also, the namespace used to resolve any relative class names that are declared in the AndroidManifest.xml.

abstract void setNdkPath(String ndkPath)

Requires the specified path to NDK be used.

Use this to specify a path to the NDK folder to be used for C and C++ builds.

android {
    // Path to custom NDK location
    ndkPath '/path/to/ndk'
}

If this field is specified, then the version it refers to need to match the one specified in ndkVersion. If ndkVersion is not specified, ndkPath need to match the default ndkVersion

For additional information about NDK installation see Install and configure the NDK.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.ndkPath

abstract void setNdkVersion(@NonNull String ndkVersion)

Requires the specified NDK version to be used.

Use this to specify a fixed NDK version. Without this, each new version of the Android Gradle Plugin will choose a specific version of NDK to use, so upgrading the plugin also means upgrading the NDK. Locking to a specific version can increase repeatability of the build.

android {
    // Use a fixed NDK version
    ndkVersion '20.1.5948944'
}

If this field is specified then android.ndkPath may not be specified. If this field is not specified, a default value will be provided depending on the AGP version

The required format of the version is major.minor.build. It's not legal to specify less precision. If ndk.dir is specified in local.properties file then the NDK that it points to must match the android.ndkVersion.

Prior to Android Gradle Plugin version 3.5, the highest installed version of NDK will be used. In Android Gradle Plugin 3.4, specifying android.ndkVersion was not an error, but the value would be ignored. Prior to Android Gradle Plugin version 3.4, it was illegal to specify android.ndkVersion.

For additional information about NDK installation see Install and configure the NDK.

This can be set on all Gradle projects with com.android.build.api.dsl.SettingsExtension.ndkVersion

abstract void setResourcePrefix(String resourcePrefix)

Specifies this project's resource prefix to Android Studio for editor features, such as Lint checks. This property is useful only when using Android Studio.

Including unique prefixes for project resources helps avoid naming collisions with resources from other projects.

For example, when creating a library with String resources, you may want to name each resource with a unique prefix, such as "mylib_" to avoid naming collisions with similar resources that the consumer defines.

You can then specify this prefix, as shown below, so that Android Studio expects this prefix when you name project resources:

// This property is useful only when developing your project in Android Studio.
resourcePrefix 'mylib_'

abstract void signingConfigs(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull NamedDomainObjectContainer<@NonNull ApkSigningConfig>, Unit> action
)

Encapsulates signing configurations that you can apply to BuildType and ProductFlavor configurations.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see ApkSigningConfig.

abstract void sourceSets(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull NamedDomainObjectContainer<@NonNull AndroidSourceSet>, Unit> action
)

Encapsulates source set configurations for all variants.

Note that the Android plugin uses its own implementation of source sets. For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see AndroidSourceSet.

abstract void splits(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull Splits, Unit> action
)

Specifies configurations for building multiple APKs or APK splits.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see Splits.

abstract void testCoverage(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull TestCoverage, Unit> action
)

Configure the gathering of code-coverage from tests.

To override the JaCoCo version that is used for offline instrumentation and coverage report, add the following to build.gradle file:

android {
    testCoverage {
        jacocoVersion "<jacoco-version>"
    }
}

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see TestCoverage.

@Incubating
abstract void testOptions(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull TestOptions, Unit> action
)

Specifies options for how the Android plugin should run local and instrumented tests.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see TestOptions.

abstract void useLibrary(@NonNull String name)

Includes the specified library to the classpath.

You typically use this property to support optional platform libraries that ship with the Android SDK. The following sample adds the Apache HTTP API library to the project classpath:

android {
    // Adds a platform library that ships with the Android SDK.
    useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
}

To include libraries that do not ship with the SDK, such as local library modules or binaries from remote repositories, add the libraries as dependencies in the dependencies block. Note that Android plugin 3.0.0 and later introduce new dependency configurations. To learn more about Gradle dependencies, read Dependency Management Basics.

abstract void useLibrary(@NonNull String name, boolean required)

Includes the specified library to the classpath.

You typically use this property to support optional platform libraries that ship with the Android SDK. The following sample adds the Apache HTTP API library to the project classpath:

android {
    // Adds a platform library that ships with the Android SDK.
    useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
}

To include libraries that do not ship with the SDK, such as local library modules or binaries from remote repositories, "https://developer.android.com/studio/build/dependencies.html in the dependencies block. Note that Android plugin 3.0.0 and later introduce new dependency configurations. To learn more about Gradle dependencies, read Dependency Management Basics

abstract void viewBinding(
    @ExtensionFunctionType @NonNull Function1<@NonNull ViewBinding, Unit> action
)

Specifies options for the View Binding Library.

For more information about the properties you can configure in this block, see ViewBinding