This functionality was added for Androids Treble in 2017.
I was not sure whether this belong here or in conditional_statements.md
Signed-off-by: Dominick Grift <dominick.grift@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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v2: change expandtypeattribute to expandattribute
v3: overriden is overridden
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+## `expandattribute`
+
+The `expandattribute` statement allows type attribute expansion
+compiler defaults to be overridden.
+
+**The statement definition is:**
+
+`expandattribute attribute_id default_value;`
+
+**Where:**
+
+<table>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td><code>expandattribute</code></td>
+<td>The <code>expandattribute</code> keyword.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><code>attribute_id</code></td>
+<td>One or more previously declared <code>attribute</code>. Multiple entries consist of a space separated list enclosed in braces '{}'.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><code>default_value</code></td>
+<td>Either true or false</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+
+**The statement is valid in:**
+
+<table style="text-align:center">
+<tbody>
+<tr style="background-color:#D3D3D3;">
+<td><strong>Monolithic Policy</strong></td>
+<td><strong>Base Policy</strong></td>
+<td><strong>Module Policy</strong></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Yes</td>
+<td>Yes</td>
+<td>Yes</td>
+</tr>
+<tr style="background-color:#D3D3D3;">
+<td><strong>Conditional Policy <code>if</code> Statement</strong></td>
+<td><strong><code>optional</code> Statement</strong></td>
+<td><strong><code>require</code> Statement</strong></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>No</td>
+<td>Yes</td>
+<td>No</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+
+**Example:**
+
+```
+# Using the expandattribute statement to forcibly expand a
+# previously declared domain attribute.
+
+# The previously declared attribute:
+attribute domain;
+
+# The attribute stripping using the expandattribute statement:
+expandattribute domain true;
+```
+
+<br>
+
## `typeattribute`
The `typeattribute` statement allows the association of previously
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