# Setting JAR priority in Android Application plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/setting-jar-priority-in-android-application-plugin/49427>\
**Category:** Help/Discuss\
**Created:** [September 16, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/setting-jar-priority-in-android-application-plugin/49427 "2024-09-16T13:51:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/setting-jar-priority-in-android-application-plugin/49427/6 "2024-09-20T11:22:59Z")

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Hi I tried but was not successful.

I create a Demo project.  
add framework.jar to app/libs and add compileOnly

```gradle
dependencies {
    compileOnly files('libs/framework.jar')
}

```

I tried modifying top level build.gradle

```gradle
//def fwkJar = file('app/libs/framework.jar')
allprojects {
    gradle.projectsEvaluated {
        tasks.withType(JavaCompile).tap {
            configureEach {
                options.compilerArgumentProviders.add(new CommandLineArgumentProvider() {
                    @Override
                    Iterable<String> asArguments() {
                        return ["-cp", "app/libs/framework.jar"]
                        // or use absolute path
                        // return ["-cp", "$fwkJar "]
                    }
                })
            }
        }
    }
}

```

or app/build.gradle

```gradle
gradle.projectsEvaluated {
    tasks.withType(JavaCompile).tap {
        configureEach {
            options.compilerArgumentProviders.add(new CommandLineArgumentProvider() {
                @Override
                Iterable<String> asArguments() {
                    return ["-cp", "libs/framework.jar"]
                }
            })
        }
    }
}

```

but it didn’t work.Could you let me know if there’s anything wrong?  
Thank you very much

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