android BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE always in release status

Question

I am implementing a new functionality that depending on whether the application is running, debug or release, choose between two url.

This is the code that I use insidel gradle to choose which url use ->

In the line below, is where I want to get the correct url, but when I'm debbuging with build variants in debug, the code returns me release url.

Line of code to get url ->

Url that I get ->

Check BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE ->

I'm getting release mode, why? Doing some research in BUILD_TYPE I found diferents BuildConfig which two of them have the BUILD_TYPE in release ->

And the only diference between them was this -> The ones that has BUILD_TYPE = "debug" have DEBUG like this ->

The BUILD_TYPE = "release" have DEBUG like this ->

How can I change the ones that are in release to debug? Knowing that BuildConfig class is generated alone?

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 16 '18 at 08:45

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You need to select your build variant in the window normally found at the bottom-left of android studio:

edited Apr 16 '18 at 08:45

leonardkraemer

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answered Apr 16 '18 at 08:22

Julien3dot0

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All my build variants are in Debug type as I said before – Liru Apr 16 '18 at 08:26
Try to clean your gradle build – Julien3dot0 Apr 16 '18 at 08:58

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 16 '18 at 08:34

Following works for me:

android {
...
    applicationVariants.all { variant ->

        if (variant.getName() == "release") {
            variant.buildConfigField "String", "URL_SEND_EMAIL", "\"https://www.google.com\""
        } else {
            variant.buildConfigField "String", "URL_SEND_EMAIL", "\"https://www.gmail.com\""
        }
    }
}
dependencies {
...
}

android BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE always in release status

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