Package org.gradle.api.attributes

# Interface AttributeContainer

All Superinterfaces:
  `HasAttributes`

public interface AttributeContainer extends HasAttributes
An attribute container is a container of `attributes`, which are strongly typed named entities. Such a container is responsible for storing and getting attributes in a type safe way. In particular, attributes are strongly typed, meaning that when we get a value from the container, the returned value type is inferred from the type of the attribute. In a way, an attribute container is similar to a `Map` where the entry is a "typed String" and the value is of the string type. However, the set of methods available to the container is much more limited. It is not allowed to have two attributes with the same name but different types in the container.

Since:
  3.3

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `<T> AttributeContainer`
  `attribute(Attribute<T> key, T value)`
  Sets an attribute value.
  `<T> AttributeContainer`
  `attributeProvider(Attribute<T> key, Provider<? extends T> provider)`
  Sets an attribute to have the same value as the given provider.
  `boolean`
  `contains(Attribute<?> key)`
  Tells if a specific attribute is found in this container.
  `<T> T`
  `getAttribute(Attribute<T> key)`
  Returns the value of an attribute found in this container with the type specified by the given `key`, or `null` if this container doesn't have it.
  `boolean`
  `isEmpty()`
  Returns true if this container is empty.
  `Set<Attribute<?>>`
  `keySet()`
  Returns the set of attribute keys of this container.

  ### Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.attributes.HasAttributes

  `getAttributes`

- ## Method Details

  - ### keySet

    Set<Attribute<?>> keySet()
    Returns the set of attribute keys of this container.
    Returns:
      the set of attribute keys.

  - ### attribute

    <T> AttributeContainer attribute(Attribute<T> key, T value)
    Sets an attribute value. It is not allowed to use `null` as an attribute value.
    Type Parameters:
      `T` - the type of the attribute
    Parameters:
      `key` - the attribute key
      `value` - the attribute value
    Returns:
      this container

  - ### attributeProvider

    <T> AttributeContainer attributeProvider(Attribute<T> key, Provider<? extends T> provider)
    Sets an attribute to have the same value as the given provider. This attribute will track the value of the provider and query its value when this container is finalized.

    This method can NOT be used to discard the value of a property. Specifying a `null` provider will result in an `IllegalArgumentException` being thrown. When the provider has no value at finalization time, an `IllegalStateException` - regardless of whether or not a convention has been set.

    Type Parameters:
      `T` - the type of the attribute
    Parameters:
      `key` - the attribute key
      `provider` - The provider whose value to use
    Returns:
      this container
    Since:
      7.4

  - ### getAttribute

    @Nullable <T> T getAttribute(Attribute<T> key)
    Returns the value of an attribute found in this container with the type specified by the given `key`, or `null` if this container doesn't have it.

    Supplying a `null` argument is deprecated and will return `null`.

    Type Parameters:
      `T` - the type of the attribute
    Parameters:
      `key` - the attribute key
    Returns:
      the attribute value, or `null` if not found

  - ### isEmpty

    boolean isEmpty()
    Returns true if this container is empty.
    Returns:
      true if this container is empty.

  - ### contains

    boolean contains(Attribute<?> key)
    Tells if a specific attribute is found in this container.
    Parameters:
      `key` - the key of the attribute
    Returns:
      true if this attribute is found in this container.