
jar in the libs folder are added to the compile classpath.

The first, fileTree dependency, means that all files ending in.

The dependencies block consists of three lines. This section is discussed in detail in Recipe 1.2. The apply functionality in Gradle adds the Android plug-in to the build system, which enables the android section Domain Specific Language (DSL) configuration. Top-level adle file // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options // common to all subprojects/modules.
