Where is Android execution jar file?(Just out of curiosity)

android, android-emulator

Solution

you can find the platforms android.jar file here, `..\android-sdk-windows\platforms\android-15`.

The platforms jar is different from the emulators jar as the later contains the hidden & internal API as well.

If you want the implementation class files, you will have to pull the jar file from the emulator of that platform.

In higher API levels you might also have to de-compile dex or odex files to class files.

More information here.

I hope this will help..

Problem

I am developing an android application Api level 8. Now I would like to know about where is the actual jar (not the 'android.jar' Api jar included in the project) file that contains the execution body, i.e The implementation jar file of 'android.jar. I searched a lot through the android sdk installation directory but no such jar file was found. Does any jar file exist for this purpose? If not, then how does the android virtual device execute the source code? Thanks.

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