# Packaging

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```
interface Packaging
```

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

|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/ApkPackaging` | Build-time properties for APK packaging inside a `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/Component`. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/TestedComponentPackaging` | Build-time properties for packaging inside a tested `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/Component`. |

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

|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/TestedApkPackaging` | Build-time properties for packaging inside a tested APK `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/Component`. |

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Build-time properties for common packaging inside a `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/Component`.

This is accessed via `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/Variant#packaging()` or `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/GeneratesApk#packaging()`

## Summary

| ### Public properties |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/JniLibsPackaging` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/Packaging#jniLibs()` Packaging options for native libraries. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/ResourcesPackaging` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/variant/Packaging#resources()` Packaging options for java resources. |

## Public properties

### jniLibs

Added in 7.0.0

```
val jniLibs: JniLibsPackaging
```

Packaging options for native libraries. Initialized from the corresponding DSL.

### resources

Added in 7.0.0

```
val resources: ResourcesPackaging
```

Packaging options for java resources. Initialized from the corresponding DSL.