Thank you, that's going to make my life easier. As I am still learning Java, can you tell me if the removal of "dead code" is a feature of the Java language or is it unique to the Android build chain?
On Aug 1, 8:50 pm, Romain Guy <romain...@android.com> wrote: > > I have had to learn to live without conditional compliation. The only > > area where I really miss having a lanugage constuct like "#ifdef" is > > when I need to remove instrumentation and/or debugging code. > > You can achieve this in Java using static final fields. The compiler > is smart enough to remove if block whose condition evaluates to false > at compile time (we use this a lot in Android's source code :). > > -- > Romain Guy > Android framework engineer > romain...@android.com > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time > to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on > public forums, where I and others can see and answer them -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en