Hi all, I have created an internal view which shou...

# android

[raghuramjampala]

Hi all, I have created an internal view which should only be used in the module where it is created, but I can see it in xml in the other module which has the dependency (It is hidden from kotlin but visible from XML). How Do I make it hidden from the other module’s xml as well?

[Adam Powell]

You can't without implementing your own LayoutInflater to enforce the restriction. LayoutInflater will reflectively inflate anything available in the classloader.

[Adam Powell]

convention is usually to put internal in the package name so that if someone does it anyway, it looks wrong. e.g. com.example.mymodule.internal.MyView

[raghuramjampala]

just wondering if it works in way that I just have an internal class and I create a view from context and build the view from kotlin, do you think that would stop it form being visible?

[czuckie]

I think you can make a public.txt to describe which resources you want public from an AAR

[czuckie]

that's how the androidx aars mark resources as public I believe

[czuckie]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41863628/how-to-make-android-library-resources-private

[raghuramjampala]

But my issue is with actual custom kotlin class unlike the xml resources

[czuckie]

I completely misunderstood what you asked, apologies

[raghuramjampala]

No problem, thanks for trying to help