# AndroidResources

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```
interface AndroidResources
```

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Known direct subclasses [AaptOptions](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AaptOptions), [ApplicationAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/ApplicationAndroidResources), [DynamicFeatureAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/DynamicFeatureAndroidResources), [LibraryAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/LibraryAndroidResources), [TestAndroidResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/TestAndroidResources)

|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AaptOptions` | **This interface is deprecated.** Renamed to AndroidResources |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/ApplicationAndroidResources` | DSL object for configuring Android resource options for Application plugins. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/DynamicFeatureAndroidResources` | DSL object for configuring Android resource options for Dynamic Feature plugins. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/LibraryAndroidResources` | DSL object for configuring Android resource options for Library plugins. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/TestAndroidResources` | DSL object for configuring Android resource options for Test plugins. |

*** ** * ** ***

DSL object for configuring Android resource options.

This is accessed via `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/CommonExtension#androidResources()`

## Summary

| ### Public functions |
|---|---|
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html` | `[additionalParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#additionalParameters(kotlin.String))(params: https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)` **This function is deprecated.** Replaced with property additionalParameters |
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html` | `[additionalParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#additionalParameters(kotlin.Array))(vararg params: https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)` **This function is deprecated.** Replaced with property additionalParameters |
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html` | `[noCompress](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#noCompress(kotlin.String))(noCompress: https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)` **This function is deprecated.** Replaced with property noCompress |
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html` | `[noCompress](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#noCompress(kotlin.Array))(vararg noCompress: https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)` **This function is deprecated.** Replaced with property noCompress |

| ### Public properties |
|---|---|
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.collections/-mutable-list/index.html<https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#additionalParameters()` List of additional parameters to pass to `aapt`. |
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#failOnMissingConfigEntry()` Forces aapt to return an error if it fails to find an entry for a configuration. |
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html?` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#ignoreAssetsPattern()` Pattern describing assets to be ignored. |
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.collections/-mutable-collection/index.html<https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#ignoreAssetsPatterns()` Patterns describing assets to be ignored. |
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.collections/-mutable-collection/index.html<https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/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

Added in 7.0.0 Deprecated in 8.0.2

```
fun [additionalParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#additionalParameters(kotlin.String))(params: String): Unit
```

> [!CAUTION]
> **This function is deprecated.**   
> Replaced with property additionalParameters

Adds additional parameters to be passed to `aapt`.

### additionalParameters

Added in 7.0.0 Deprecated in 8.0.2

```
fun [additionalParameters](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#additionalParameters(kotlin.Array))(vararg params: String): Unit
```

> [!CAUTION]
> **This function is deprecated.**   
> Replaced with property additionalParameters

Adds additional parameters to be passed to `aapt`.

### noCompress

Added in 7.0.0 Deprecated in 8.0.2

```
fun [noCompress](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#noCompress(kotlin.String))(noCompress: String): Unit
```

> [!CAUTION]
> **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

Added in 7.0.0 Deprecated in 8.0.2

```
fun [noCompress](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#noCompress(kotlin.Array))(vararg noCompress: String): Unit
```

> [!CAUTION]
> **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

Added in 7.0.0

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

List of additional parameters to pass to `aapt`.

### failOnMissingConfigEntry

Added in 7.0.0

```
var failOnMissingConfigEntry: Boolean
```

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

See `aapt --help`

### ignoreAssetsPattern

Added in 7.0.0

```
var ignoreAssetsPattern: String?
```

Pattern describing assets to be ignored.

This is `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/AndroidResources#ignoreAssetsPatterns()` joined by ':'.

### ignoreAssetsPatterns

Added in 7.3.0

```
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", "!*~"]`

### noCompress

Added in 7.0.0

```
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.