An Annotation Processor is a compiler extension in the Java ecosystem. It uses a standardized API introduced by Java 6 and can be used with the compilers of OpenJDK, Eclipse, and Kotlin. Use this tag for questions related to the usage or implementation of annotation processors.
Questions tagged [annotation-processor]
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Setting Explict Annotation Processor
I am attempting to add a maven repository to my Android Studio project.
When I do a Gradle project sync everything is fine. However, whenever I try to build my apk, I get this error:
Execution failed for task ':app:javaPreCompileDebug'.
> Annotation…
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IntelliJ IDEA: Enable Annotation processors by default
How can I configure IntelliJ IDEA to have Annotation processors enabled by default?
Currently, I have to enable it manually for every imported project.
Andrii Abramov
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Error:Failed to resolve: annotationProcessor
This is the following error I am getting while adding a new gradle dependency to my android project. And this error is not project specific. I am getting the same error if I am adding the plugin in any other android project
Error while adding any…
sagar suri
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Dagger 2 with Android Studio 3.0 Preview (Canary 2) using annotationProcessor instead of android-apt
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
Ok, long story short - I decided to give Android Studio 3.0 Preview (Canary 2) a shot and I cannot make it work with Dagger 2 using annotationProcessor instead of android-apt.
The error message I get…
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Dagger can not find classes generated by other annotation processor
I have written a simple Annotation Processor (just for fun) that will generate some boilerplate code that I have been writing in my previous project. It actually generates a module like following by collecting annotations on Activity…
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How to configure Java Annotation Processor(s) in Eclipse?
I have successfully run annotation processor for CLASS level retention annotations via command prompt compiling using Java 8.
However, when I tried to configure the annotation processor in eclipse and tried to run it with "-proc:only" option, it…
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How do you specify buildConfigField in Gradle Java-library Project build script
Within my Android projects I can specify Gradle constants as follows:
buildConfigField 'Boolean', 'analyticsEnabled', 'false'
and access them in my Android application like this:-
public boolean isAnalyticsEnabled() {
return…
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Can't Debug an Annotation Processor when using kapt and gradle
I'm building an annotation processor, and I recently switched from using the default annotationProcessor type to kapt, using the kotlin-kapt plugin.
I was debugging my processor by using the command
./gradlew --no-daemon -Dorg.gradle.debug=true…
M Dapp
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How to process annotations with @Target(ElementType.TYPE_USE)?
I'm implementing an annotation processor to make sure that the elements marked with an annotation are instances of a class that implements a certain interface, or are uses of types that implement a certain interface:
@Documented
@Target(value = {…
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annotationProcessor + androidTest + dagger2
For instrumented tests, I have a TestApplication that creates a TestComponent, but the file is not generated anymore (Error:/xxx/TestApplication.java:16: The import.xxx.DaggerTestApplicationComponent cannot be resolved). I'm not able to identify the…
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Room annotation processor with Data binding
I have used Data binding in my existing code and now I am migrating to Room for persistence.
I have followed the steps mentioned in Florina's Blog for room
My Code builds fine without java code error or BR related error when I remove room…
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Get package name and parametrized type from a field element - Annotation Processor
How can I get package name, generic type and Parametrized type from a type from a field element in Annotation processor?
Say, if Element.asType returns java.util.List, I want to get
Package name java.util
Generic type List or raw type…
mallaudin
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annotationprocessor and apt configure equivalent
I'm using AndroidAnnotaion, but due to Android Studio 2.3 and Gradle 2.3.0, they said android-apt was obsoleted. And annotationProcessor is a new one. so, I want to know how can I configure annotationProcessor like I do with apt before.
If I…
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Is there a way to create custom annotations in Scala and write a custom annotation processor to verify the annotations?
I have been learning about annotations and what an annotation processor is. I was looking at Java examples and there seems to be a proper way to do it. However, in Scala, I do not get a proper website/documentation to create custom annotations and…
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how can I use annotationProcessor in android.mk
I just want to use bufferknife and drag2 in my system app, I have built my app with the command mm.
I have tried every possible method I could find, but failed! I've only found the below Android.mk by Googling:
# Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open…
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