How to easily find android class source

Question

I know that I can get the Android source code from https://android.googlesource.com , but it's hard to choose the right git repository if I only know the package and class name of android.

Is there no way to find the file at https://android.googlesource.com ?

Answer 1

Most of the things you want to see can be found in the frameworks/base repo section. This includes almost all of the public and private API classes that make up the Android Java platform.

If you want to be able to view source code from Eclipse you can follow this guide: http://blog.michael-forster.de/2008/12/view-android-source-code-in-eclipse.html

Finally, the Android SDK Reference Search extension for Chrome allows you to browse the public API by typing ad in the URL bar, and this adds a convenient "Source View" link to every Javadoc page.

Answer 2

Since 2011, source code can be downloaded using the SDK Manager (Window> Android SDK Manager)

• Install Sources for Android SDK
• Open the android.jar properties that you can find in the package explorer under the Android library.
• In the Java Source Application, select the android / sdk / sources file as the external folder.

Edit: Eclipse tends to regularly check the external folder for updates. If this annoys you, you can pin the folder to .jar and then tell Eclipse to look at this jar for sources. Eclipse will no longer check for changes.

Answer 3

In my opinion, today the best way to search in android sources is the github repository:

https://github.com/android/

Java open classes can be found here https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/tree/master/core/java/android

The internal package is here https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/tree/master/core/java/com/android/internal

Resources here https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/tree/master/core/res/res

Support Library https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_support

Answer 4

There is a problem released regarding an Android project for a single .jar file containing Java sources.

The issue has been rejected, but comments are a good source of methods for accessing the source in Eclipse.

Answer 5

also, this is a very good tutorial on how to get the source in eclipse, without having to contact any of the repositories or anything else, it includes the source zip files (which may be outdated)