Is there a way to pass ant variables to java code (android)?

Question

I like to include some build variables in my application. For example a buildnumber. Can I pass some variables from a ant build script to my Android application and use that var

Answer 1

Just populate the build number into a string xml file and read it as normal. You can use the replace task to do that..

Dont use a properties file since there is not Android native way to read it. The native way are string values in the xml files. And it is better to replace it into a static strings xml file rather than java source code too.