Android: lib module using resources from app module

Issue

I have one project with two modules: the app and the lib. Obviously the app module depends of the lib module. However I need that the lib module uses resources (image drawables) from app module. Is possible?

Solution

No, because all library modules are compiled first, and they do not have any access to the application resources at this point. A library module must include all of the resources it is dependent on by definition. Only when the application is compiled do its resources get built into the relevant R classes, at which point the library is already fully compiled.

Answered By - Kane O'Riley