Is it possible to have custom attributes in AndroidManifest.xml tags?

Question

I would like to add a custom attribute to the application tag of my AndroidManifest.xml file. Is this possible in the Android environment?

Answer 1

Yes. Here's an example. The custom tag is ContentVersion.

<application android:name=".MyApplication"
             android:icon="@drawable/icon"
             android:label="@string/app_name">

    <meta-data android:name="ContentVersion" android:value="1.9" />

    <activity android:name="com.someone.something.MainActivity"
              android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
              android:screenOrientation="sensor"
              android:label="@string/app_name">

To access it:

    ApplicationInfo ai = _context.getPackageManager().getApplicationInfo(_context.getPackageName(),PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
    ai.metaData.get("ContentVersion")