# Variant
# Variant
```
public interface Variant extends Component, HasAndroidResources
```
Known direct subclasses
[ApplicationVariant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ApplicationVariant),[DynamicFeatureVariant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/DynamicFeatureVariant),[LibraryVariant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/LibraryVariant),[TestVariant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/TestVariant)
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| [ApplicationVariant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ApplicationVariant) | Properties for the main Variant of an application. |
| [DynamicFeatureVariant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/DynamicFeatureVariant) | |
| [LibraryVariant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/LibraryVariant) | [Variant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant)for Library projects |
| [TestVariant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/TestVariant) | [Variant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant)for test-only modules. |
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Parent interface for all types of variants.
## Summary
| ### Public methods |
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| `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[MapProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/MapProperty.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)`, @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[BuildConfigField](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/BuildConfigField)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Serializable](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/io/Serializable.html)`>>` | [getBuildConfigFields](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getBuildConfigFields())`()` Variant's[BuildConfigField](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/BuildConfigField)which will be generated in the BuildConfig class. |
| `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[List](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Component](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component)`>` | `@`[Incubating](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Incubating.html) [getComponents](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getComponents())`()` List containing this variant and all of its[nestedComponents](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#nestedComponents()) |
| `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[MapProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/MapProperty.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)`, @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Object](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html)`>` | `@`[Incubating](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Incubating.html) [getExperimentalProperties](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getExperimentalProperties())`()` Additional per variant experimental properties. |
| `abstract T` | ` `[getExtension](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getExtension(java.lang.Class))`(@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Class](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` T> type)` Returns an extension object registered via the[VariantBuilder.registerExtension](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/VariantBuilder#registerExtension(java.lang.Class,kotlin.Any))API or null if none were registered under the passed[type](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getExtension(java.lang.Class)). |
| `abstract `[ExternalNativeBuild](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ExternalNativeBuild) | [getExternalNativeBuild](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getExternalNativeBuild())`()` Variant's cmake[ExternalNativeBuild](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ExternalNativeBuild), initialized by merging the product flavor values or null if no cmake external build is configured for this variant. |
| `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[MapProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/MapProperty.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)`, @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)`>` | [getManifestPlaceholders](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getManifestPlaceholders())`()` [MapProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/MapProperty.html)of the variant's manifest placeholders. |
| `abstract `[Integer](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Integer.html) | [getMaxSdk](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getMaxSdk())`()` Gets the maximum supported SDK Version for this variant. |
| `abstract `[Integer](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Integer.html) | [getMaxSdkVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getMaxSdkVersion())`()` |
| `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[AndroidVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/AndroidVersion) | [getMinSdk](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getMinSdk())`()` Gets the minimum supported SDK Version for this variant. |
| `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[AndroidVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/AndroidVersion) | [getMinSdkVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getMinSdkVersion())`()` |
| `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[List](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Component](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component)`>` | `@`[Incubating](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Incubating.html) [getNestedComponents](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getNestedComponents())`()` List of the components nested in this variant, the returned list will contain: |
| `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Packaging](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Packaging) | [getPackaging](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getPackaging())`()` Variant's packagingOptions, initialized by the corresponding global DSL element. |
| `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[ListProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/ListProperty.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[RegularFile](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/RegularFile.html)`>` | [getProguardFiles](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getProguardFiles())`()` List of proguard configuration files for this variant. |
| `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[AndroidVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/AndroidVersion) | [getTargetSdkVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getTargetSdkVersion())`()` Gets the target SDK Version for this variant. |
| `abstract `[UnitTest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/component/UnitTest) | [getUnitTest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getUnitTest())`()` Variant's[UnitTest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/component/UnitTest), or null if the unit tests for this variant are disabled. |
| `abstract void` | `@`[Incubating](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Incubating.html) [missingDimensionStrategy](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#missingDimensionStrategy(kotlin.String,kotlin.Array))`(` ` @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)` dimension,` ` @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)` requestedValues` `)` Set up a new matching request for a given flavor dimension and value. |
| ### Inherited methods |
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| From[com.android.build.api.variant.Component](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Configuration](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/artifacts/Configuration.html) | [getAnnotationProcessorConfiguration](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#getAnnotationProcessorConfiguration())`()` Access to the variant's annotation processor[Configuration](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/artifacts/Configuration.html); for example, the debugAnnotationProcessor[Configuration](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/artifacts/Configuration.html)for the debug variant. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Artifacts](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifacts) | [getArtifacts](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#getArtifacts())`()` Access to the variant's buildable artifacts for build customization. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[FileCollection](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/FileCollection.html) | `@`[Incubating](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Incubating.html) [getCompileClasspath](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#getCompileClasspath())`()` Access to the variant's compile classpath. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Configuration](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/artifacts/Configuration.html) | [getCompileConfiguration](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#getCompileConfiguration())`()` Access to the variant's compile[Configuration](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/artifacts/Configuration.html); for example, the debugCompileClasspath[Configuration](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/artifacts/Configuration.html)for the debug variant. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Instrumentation](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Instrumentation) | [getInstrumentation](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#getInstrumentation())`()` Access to the variant's instrumentation options. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[JavaCompilation](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/JavaCompilation) | `@`[Incubating](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Incubating.html) [getJavaCompilation](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#getJavaCompilation())`()` Access to the variant's java compilation options. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Provider](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/Provider.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)`>` | [getNamespace](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#getNamespace())`()` The namespace of the generated R and BuildConfig classes. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Configuration](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/artifacts/Configuration.html) | [getRuntimeConfiguration](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#getRuntimeConfiguration())`()` Access to the variant's runtime[Configuration](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/artifacts/Configuration.html); for example, the debugRuntimeClasspath[Configuration](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/artifacts/Configuration.html)for the debug variant. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Sources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Sources) | [getSources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#getSources())`()` Access to variant's source files. | | `abstract void` | ~~[setAsmFramesComputationMode](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#setAsmFramesComputationMode(com.android.build.api.instrumentation.FramesComputationMode))~~`(@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[FramesComputationMode](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/instrumentation/FramesComputationMode)` mode)` **This method is deprecated.**Will be removed in v9.0, use the instrumentation block. | | `abstract void` | ` `~~[transformClassesWith](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Component#transformClassesWith(java.lang.Class,com.android.build.api.instrumentation.InstrumentationScope,kotlin.Function1))~~`(` ` @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Class](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[AsmClassVisitorFactory](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/instrumentation/AsmClassVisitorFactory)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` ParamT>> classVisitorFactoryImplClass,` ` @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[InstrumentationScope](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/instrumentation/InstrumentationScope)` scope,` ` @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` Function1<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` ParamT, `[Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html)`> instrumentationParamsConfig` `)` **This method is deprecated.**Will be removed in v9.0, use the instrumentation block. | |
| From[com.android.build.api.variant.ComponentIdentity](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ComponentIdentity) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `abstract `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html) | [getBuildType](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ComponentIdentity#getBuildType())`()` Build type name, might be replaced with access to locked DSL object once ready. | | `abstract `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html) | [getFlavorName](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ComponentIdentity#getFlavorName())`()` The multi-flavor name of the variant. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html) | [getName](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ComponentIdentity#getName())`()` Component's name. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[List](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/List.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Pair](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-pair/index.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)`, @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)`>>` | [getProductFlavors](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ComponentIdentity#getProductFlavors())`()` List of flavor names, might be replaced with access to locked DSL objects once ready. | |
| From[com.android.build.api.variant.HasAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/HasAndroidResources) |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Property](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/Property.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[Boolean](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Boolean.html)`>` | [getPseudoLocalesEnabled](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/HasAndroidResources#getPseudoLocalesEnabled())`()` Variant's is pseudo locales enabled, initialized by the corresponding DSL elements. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[MapProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/MapProperty.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[ResValue.Key](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ResValue.Key)`, @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[ResValue](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ResValue)`>` | [getResValues](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/HasAndroidResources#getResValues())`()` Variant's[ResValue](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ResValue)which will be generated. | | `abstract @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[ResValue.Key](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ResValue.Key) | [makeResValueKey](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/HasAndroidResources#makeResValueKey(kotlin.String,kotlin.String))`(@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)` type, @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)` name)` Make a[ResValue.Key](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ResValue.Key)to interact with[resValues](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/HasAndroidResources#resValues())'s[MapProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/MapProperty.html) | |
## Public methods
### getBuildConfigFields
```
abstract @NonNull MapProperty<@NonNull String, @NonNull BuildConfigField<@NonNull Serializable>> getBuildConfigFields()
```
Variant's[BuildConfigField](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/BuildConfigField)which will be generated in the BuildConfig class.
### getComponents
```
@Incubating
abstract @NonNull List<@NonNull Component> getComponents()
```
List containing this variant and all of its[nestedComponents](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#nestedComponents())
Example:
```gdscript
androidComponents.onVariants(selector().withName("debug")) {
// components contains the debug variant along with its unitTests, androidTests, and
// testFixtures (if enabled).
components.forEach { component ->
component.runtimeConfiguration
.resolutionStrategy
.dependencySubstitution {
substitute(project(":foo")).using(project(":bar"))
}
}
}
```
### getExperimentalProperties
```
@Incubating
abstract @NonNull MapProperty<@NonNull String, @NonNull Object> getExperimentalProperties()
```
Additional per variant experimental properties.
Initialized from[com.android.build.api.dsl.CommonExtension.experimentalProperties](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/dsl/CommonExtension#experimentalProperties())
### getExtension
```
abstract T getExtension(@NonNull Class<@NonNull T> type)
```
Returns an extension object registered via the[VariantBuilder.registerExtension](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/VariantBuilder#registerExtension(java.lang.Class,kotlin.Any))API or null if none were registered under the passed[type](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#getExtension(java.lang.Class)).
| Returns |
|---------|--------------------------------|
| `T` | the registered object or null. |
### getExternalNativeBuild
```
abstract ExternalNativeBuild getExternalNativeBuild()
```
Variant's cmake[ExternalNativeBuild](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/ExternalNativeBuild), initialized by merging the product flavor values or null if no cmake external build is configured for this variant.
### getManifestPlaceholders
```
abstract @NonNull MapProperty<@NonNull String, @NonNull String> getManifestPlaceholders()
```
[MapProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/MapProperty.html)of the variant's manifest placeholders.
Placeholders are organized with a key and a value. The value is a[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)that will be used as is in the merged manifest.
| Returns |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[MapProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/MapProperty.html)`<@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)`, @`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)`>` | the[MapProperty](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/provider/MapProperty.html)with keys as[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html) |
### getMaxSdk
```
abstract Integer getMaxSdk()
```
Gets the maximum supported SDK Version for this variant.
### getMaxSdkVersion
```
abstract Integer getMaxSdkVersion()
```
### getMinSdk
```
abstract @NonNull AndroidVersion getMinSdk()
```
Gets the minimum supported SDK Version for this variant.
### getMinSdkVersion
```
abstract @NonNull AndroidVersion getMinSdkVersion()
```
### getNestedComponents
```
@Incubating
abstract @NonNull List<@NonNull Component> getNestedComponents()
```
List of the components nested in this variant, the returned list will contain:
- [UnitTest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/component/UnitTest)component if the unit tests for this variant are enabled,
- [AndroidTest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/AndroidTest)component if this variant[HasAndroidTest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/HasAndroidTest)and android tests for this variant are enabled,
- [TestFixtures](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/TestFixtures)component if this variant[HasTestFixtures](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/variant/HasTestFixtures)and test fixtures for this variant are enabled.
Use this list to do operations on all nested components of this variant without having to manually check whether the variant has each component.
Example:
```gdscript
androidComponents.onVariants(selector().withName("debug")) {
// will return unitTests, androidTests, testFixtures for the debug variant (if enabled).
nestedComponents.forEach { component ->
component.transformClassesWith(NestedComponentsClassVisitorFactory::class.java,
InstrumentationScope.Project) {}
}
}
```
### getPackaging
```
abstract @NonNull Packaging getPackaging()
```
Variant's packagingOptions, initialized by the corresponding global DSL element.
### getProguardFiles
```
abstract @NonNull ListProperty<@NonNull RegularFile> getProguardFiles()
```
List of proguard configuration files for this variant. The list is initialized from the corresponding DSL element, and cannot be queried at configuration time. At configuration time, you can only add new elements to the list.
This list will be initialized from com.android.build.api.dsl.VariantDimension#proguardFile for non test related variants and from[com.android.build.api.dsl.VariantDimension.testProguardFiles](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/dsl/VariantDimension#testProguardFiles(kotlin.Array))for test related variants.
### getTargetSdkVersion
```
abstract @NonNull AndroidVersion getTargetSdkVersion()
```
Gets the target SDK Version for this variant.
### getUnitTest
```
abstract UnitTest getUnitTest()
```
Variant's[UnitTest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/component/UnitTest), or null if the unit tests for this variant are disabled.
### missingDimensionStrategy
```
@Incubating
abstract void missingDimensionStrategy(
@NonNull String dimension,
@NonNull String requestedValues
)
```
Set up a new matching request for a given flavor dimension and value.
| Parameters |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| `@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)` dimension` | the flavor dimension |
| `@`[NonNull](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/androidx/annotation/NonNull)` `[String](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html)` requestedValues` | the flavor name(s) |
| See also |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| [missingDimensionStrategy](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.3/null/com/android/build/api/dsl/BaseFlavor#missingDimensionStrategy(kotlin.String,kotlin.String)) | To learn more, read d.android.com//build/build-variants. |