Is ther any DLL or DLL like concept in Android?

Question

Hello,

1. We know that we can use a concept "Java Package" but I just wanted to know that whether Android has provided a DLL or DLL like concept where we can write a most of the functionality.

2. Or can we use Activity for serving a purpose of DLL.

Can any one tell me is there any concept like DLL on Android OS? Can we develop a DLL for better modularization and other benefits on Android?

Thanks and Regards, Prashant.

Answer 1

Using Android NDK you can create native code libraries from C/C++ code.

Answer 2

I am not sure why you are specifically looking for DLL, What I realise is that you need something like a library for Code Reuse. Java Packages(jar files) serve the same purpose of modularization.

If you want to code in C++ look into Android NDK and create a .so file(Linux equivalent for DLL)

May be u are looking for some sort of content provider which can help you with sharing across applications.