MlKit

Page Summary

• The MlKit class is the public entry point for manually initializing ML Kit.

• ML Kit can be initialized using the initialize method, which takes a Context as a parameter.

• Manual initialization is typically only needed if the default content provider initialization is disabled.

• The default content provider for initializing ML Kit can be disabled in the application manifest.

public class MlKit extends Object

Public entry point to manually initialize ML Kit.

Public Method Summary

static void

initialize(Context context) Initializes ML Kit with the given context.

Inherited Method Summary

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone()
boolean	equals(Object arg0)
void	finalize()
final Class<?>	getClass()
int	hashCode()
final void	notify()
final void	notifyAll()
String	toString()
final void	wait(long arg0, int arg1)
final void	wait(long arg0)
final void	wait()

Public Methods

public static void initialize (Context context)

Initializes ML Kit with the given context.

It is only necessary to call this method if you disable the content provider declared in the manifest(e.g. when you want to use ML Kit feature in Application). Under normal circumstances the content provider will automatically initialize ML Kit at application startup.

How to disable ML Kit initialization content provider:

<provider
   android:name="com.google.mlkit.common.internal.MlKitInitProvider"
   android:authorities="${applicationId}.mlkitinitprovider"
   tools:node="remove" />

Parameters

context	a Context used to initialize ML Kit. This does not have to be the application context itself.