Declare a different android:name in Manifest

Question

I´m trying to use a global variable. I got this doing the next:

1/ First I create this class

package ar.ncantarini.mapa;

import android.app.Application;

public class MyApplication extends Application {

    int id_mascota;

    public int getId_mascota() {
        return id_mascota;
    }

    public void setId_mascota(int id_mascota) {
        this.id_mascota = id_mascota;
    }

}

2/ In some Activity I put:

// Calling Application class (see application tag in AndroidManifest.xml)
final MyApplication globalVariable = (MyApplication) getApplicationContext();

//Set name and email in global/application context
globalVariable.setId_mascota(1);

3/ In other Activity I do:

//  Calling Application class (see application tag in AndroidManifest.xml)

final MyApplication globalVariable = (MyApplication) getApplicationContext();

// Get name and email from global/application context
final int name  = globalVariable.getId_mascota();

//inside a method

4/ At last, In the Manifest I add the android name tag.

   <application

    android:name=".MyApplication" 
     android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.NoActionBar" >
        <activity

Every thing works well. But my problem is that now I need to move the "MyApplication" class to another packcage calls "Utilities" which is not the "main" packcage of the android app.

After move this class, I have test change the manifest like that:

1_android:name="Utilities.MyApplication" 
2_android:name="Utilities$MyApplication" 
3_android:name=".Utilities.MyApplication" 

And always I have the " no source find" error. The same problem is in another project when a use de "BroadcasteReceiver" class, and when I put this in a packcage that isnt the main packcage. In my case my main packcage is ar.ncantarini.mapa.

EDIT: here I add a photo of the error I always have, when I move the MyApplication class to the Utilities packcage .

Answer 1

At your manifest, starting a declaration with a dot (.) you are referencing the main package, you can also declare the full name of your Activity class.

In your case, its just:

android:name="Utilities.MyApplication"

Please note, that package names is encouraged to be full lowercase.

Answer 2

Considering the @MarcosVasconcelos answers, I combine them, and I arrived to a solution. The key is that the name of the package in Android should be in lowercase. that´s all.