apt dependency scope in Android gradle - what is it used for?

Question

What is the apt dependency scope in android gradle files i see sometimes ?

An example looks like this?

apply plugin: \'com.android.application\'
appl         


        

Answer 1

Just to add how to change this in Studio 2.2 +

dependencies {
    compile 'com.google.dagger:dagger:2.4'
    annotationProcessor "com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.4"
}

Add this in apps gradle module. No need to change any other thing.

Happy coding :)