difference between compile vs compile tree vs compile Files? - android

I was trying to integrate my project in android studio. but i am little confused when adding dependencies. I don't know which one is works good.I have tried Compile fileTree and compile files.Its not working for me . I found some methods.can any one tell me which one is appropriate for adding library (jar file only like admob).
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar')
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+'
compile project(":libraries:libraryname")
compile files('libs/libraryname.jar')

can any one tell me which one is appropriate for adding library (jar file only like admob).
If the library is available as an artifact in a Maven or Ivy repository, like Maven Central, add the repository to your repositories block (e.g., mavenCentral()) and then use compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+', replacing the quoted string with the one that identifies the artifact that you want.
If the library is not available as an artifact, put the JAR in the appropriate directory (e.g., libs/ at the project level) and use compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar').
compile project(":libraries:libraryname") is for sub-projects, which you probably do not have.
compile files('libs/libraryname.jar') works, but compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar') is more flexible, as you do not have to change your build.gradle file for every JAR.

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