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Android client properties file

The mfpclient.properties file defines the properties that your native app for Android requires to use the MobileFirst native API for Android.

The mfpclient.properties file is created when you register your Android app on the MobileFirst Development Server (see Register Android applications to MobileFirst Server). If you register your using the IBM MobileFirst Platform Operations Console we must create the file manually and place it within your Android Studio project.

The following table lists the properties of the mfpclient.properties file, their descriptions, and possible values.

Table 1. Properties and values of the mfpclient.properties file

Property	Description	Example values
wlServerProtocol	The communication protocol with the MobileFirst Server.	http or https
wlServerHost	The host name of the MobileFirst Server.	192.168.1.63 If the MobileFirst Server host has an IPV6 address, then use the mapped host name instead of providing the raw IP address. This is a known limitation.
wlServerPort	The port of the MobileFirst Server.	9080
wlServerContext	The server context. This value can be seen in the MobileFirst Operations Console dashboard. It is the value of the app's runtime. By default the values is /mfp/.	/mfp/
wlPlatformVersion	The MobileFirst version	8.0.20160214
languagePreferences	Preferred language.	en

Below is an example mfpclient.properties file.

wlServerProtocol=http
wlServerHost=9.148.49.221
wlServerPort=9080
wlServerContext=/mfp/
wlPlatformVersion=8.0.20160214
languagePreferences=en

Note: We can create this file manually and place it in the [project]\app\src\main\assets folder of your Android Studio project folder. Add the assets folder if it does not exist under the main folder. When we register the app by using MobileFirst Platform CLI the mfpclient.properties file is created, along with the correct values, and placed in the assets folder.

Parent topic: Develop native applications in Android Studio