Debugging into Android source

Question

I'm new to Android and I'm attempting to debug an Android app issue (using Eclipse with Android SDK).

I'd like to step into the Android platform code (specifically code in Activity.class, more specifically code in the startActivityForResult() method where the problem is occurring) and I can't seem to properly get Eclipse to find the code for Activity.class so I can step in and see that source. It gives me the ‘Source not Found’ and I've tried attaching android.jar from several places with the ‘Change Attached Source’ button or via the Project Properties but none of these seem to work. (android.jar taken from the adt-bundle/sdk/platforms/android-7 folder as well as a version taken from the prebuilts/sdk/7 folder of the repo.)

I'm building/debugging with the Google APIs 7 (Android 2.1). The project is set to target Google APIs 7 and the Android virtual device is set to that target as well.

I've tried pointing the source attachment to a local directory that contains Activity.java downloaded from the latest repo (frameworks/base/core/java/android).

Do I need to try to get the version of that source directory used for Android 2.1 from the repo? Or is the fact that I'm building with Google APIs 7 (rather than Android open source 2.1) the problem? Or is there some other android.jar I should be pointing to?

Answer 1

If you're using Eclipse, you can go to Help > Install New Software and paste this link: http://adt-addons.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/source/com.android.ide.eclipse.source.update/

This is a plugin which attaches android source on Eclipse, the other way around is a bit complicated and I haven't tried, but you can do it following the URL below.

• Here goes the credit Source: http://www.mkyong.com/android/attach-android-source-code-to-eclipse-ide/