How to attach source to android.jar

Question

I am new to Android. I am working in the Windows OS with the Eclipse IDE. My simple application has a spinner that populates a list from database column. When I click on the spinner Class, the file Editor says that source not found and the android.jar has no source attachment.

I downloaded the source code and placed it in this location:

android-sdk-windows\platforms\android-8

Then, I attached this source by these steps:

right click the project => build path=> configure build path=> libraries => source attachment => give the path of the source code downloaded.

But, I didn't get any solution for my debug. Again, when clicking on the spinner it opens the debug that android.jar has no source attachment.

Answer 1

This is now really easy!

Go to Window->Android SDK Manager and install "Sources for Android SDK".

Now try to control-click some Android identify, you will get the usual "no source attached" page. Click "Attach Source" and get the option to select an external folder.

Now browse to /home/me/android-sdks/sources/android-16 (or wherever your SDK is installed; this is the default), and hit ok.

It should think for a moment and then display the source! Yeay!

Answer 2

Unless you need older API sources, you are probably better served by Timmmm's answer. If you do need sources older than 14, read on...

In Eclipse simply go to

Help -> Install New Software

then add update site

http://adt-addons.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/source/com.android.ide.eclipse.source.update/

and go through the motions to install it.

This will happily provide sources for all installed API versions and works very well for me. Some more documentation is here

http://code.google.com/p/adt-addons/

look for the heading Android Sources