What Is Transitive Dependency in Android?
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A variant of a component can have dependencies on other modules to work properly, so-called transitive dependencies. Releases of a module hosted on a repository can provide metadata to declare those transitive dependencies. By default, Gradle resolves transitive dependencies automatically.

What is meant by transitive dependency?

Transitive Dependencies. A transitive dependency exists when you have the following functional dependency pattern: A → B and B → C ; therefore A → C. This is precisely the case with the original items relation.

How do you identify transitive dependencies?

A functional dependency is said to be transitive if it is indirectly formed by two functional dependencies. For e.g. X -> Z is a transitive dependency if the following three functional dependencies hold true: X->Y.

Maya Lin-Takahashi

Maya Lin-Takahashi

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Maya is a hardware enthusiast who tests and reviews smart home devices, smartphones, wearables, and audio gear. She focuses on practical consumer value and build quality.

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