# GeneratesAar

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```
interface GeneratesAar
```

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Known direct subclasses [LibraryVariant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/LibraryVariant), [TestFixtures](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/TestFixtures)

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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/LibraryVariant` | Model for library components that only contains build-time properties. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/TestFixtures` | Model for Test Fixtures components that contains build-time properties |

Known indirect subclasses [KotlinMultiplatformAndroidVariant](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/KotlinMultiplatformAndroidVariant)

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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/KotlinMultiplatformAndroidVariant` | Properties for the main Variant of a kotlin multiplatform android library |

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Build-time properties for `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/Component` that generate AARs.

## Summary

| ### Public properties |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/AarMetadata` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/GeneratesAar#aarMetadata()` Variant's aar metadata, initialized by merging the corresponding `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/AarMetadata` DSL elements. |

## Public properties

### aarMetadata

Added in 7.0.0

```
val aarMetadata: AarMetadata
```

Variant's aar metadata, initialized by merging the corresponding `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/AarMetadata` DSL elements.