# ConfigurableFileCollection

@ManagedType
@SupportsKotlinAssignmentOverloading
interface ConfigurableFileCollection : FileCollection, HasConfigurableValue, SupportsConvention(source)

A `ConfigurableFileCollection` is a mutable `FileCollection`.

Note: This interface is not intended for implementation by build script or plugin authors.

#### See also

ManagedType

Create an instance of this as a managed property (preferred).

ObjectFactory

Create an instance of this manually.

## Functions

addToAntBuilder
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abstract fun addToAntBuilder(builder: Any, nodeName: String): Any
abstract fun addToAntBuilder(builder: Any, nodeName: String, type: FileCollection.AntType)
Adds this collection to an Ant task as a nested node.
abstract fun addToAntBuilder(node: Any, childNodeName: String): Any
builtBy
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abstract fun builtBy(tasks: Array<Any>): ConfigurableFileCollection
Registers some tasks which build the files of this collection.
contains
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abstract fun contains(file: File): Boolean
Determines whether this collection contains the given file.
convention
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@Incubating
abstract fun convention(paths: Iterable<out Any>): ConfigurableFileCollection
@Incubating
abstract fun convention(@Nullable paths: Array<@Nullable Any>): ConfigurableFileCollection
Specifies the value to use as the convention (default value) to be used when resolving this file collection, if no source paths are explicitly defined.
disallowChanges
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abstract fun disallowChanges()
Disallows further direct changes to this object.
disallowUnsafeRead
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abstract fun disallowUnsafeRead()
Disallows reading the value of this object when its value may not yet be available or may still change.
filter
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abstract fun filter(filterClosure: Closure): FileCollection
abstract fun filter(filterSpec: Spec<in File>): FileCollection
Restricts the contents of this collection to those files which match the given criteria.
finalizeValue
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abstract fun finalizeValue()
Calculates the final value of this object and disallows further changes to this object.
finalizeValueOnRead
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abstract fun finalizeValueOnRead()
Requests that the final value of this object be calculated on the next read of the value, if not already known.
forEach
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open fun forEach(action: Consumer<in T>)
from
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abstract fun from(@Nullable paths: Array<@Nullable Any>): ConfigurableFileCollection
Adds a set of source paths to this collection.
getAsFileTree
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abstract fun getAsFileTree(): FileTree
Converts this collection to a FileTree, if not already.
getAsPath
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abstract fun getAsPath(): String
Returns the contents of this collection as a platform-specific path.
getBuildDependencies
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abstract fun getBuildDependencies(): TaskDependency
Returns a dependency which contains the tasks which build this artifact.
getBuiltBy
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abstract fun getBuiltBy(): Set<Any>
Returns the set of tasks which build the files of this collection.
getElements
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abstract fun getElements(): Provider<Set<FileSystemLocation>>
Returns the contents of this file collection as a Provider of FileSystemLocation instances.
getFiles
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abstract fun getFiles(): Set<File>
Returns the contents of this collection as a Set.
getFrom
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abstract fun getFrom(): Set<Any>
Returns the set of source paths for this collection.
getSingleFile
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abstract fun getSingleFile(): File
Returns the content of this collection, asserting it contains exactly one file.
isEmpty
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abstract fun isEmpty(): Boolean
Returns true if this collection is empty.
iterator
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abstract fun iterator(): Iterator<T>
minus
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abstract fun minus(collection: FileCollection): FileCollection
Returns a `FileCollection` which contains the difference between this collection and the given collection.
plus
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abstract fun plus(collection: FileCollection): FileCollection
Returns a `FileCollection` which contains the union of this collection and the given collection.
setBuiltBy
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abstract fun setBuiltBy(tasks: Iterable<out Any>): ConfigurableFileCollection
Sets the tasks which build the files of this collection.
setFrom
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abstract fun setFrom(paths: Iterable<out Any>)
abstract fun setFrom(@Nullable paths: Array<@Nullable Any>)
Sets the source paths for this collection.
spliterator
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open fun spliterator(): Spliterator<T>
unset
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abstract fun unset(): SupportsConvention
Unsets this object's explicit value, allowing the convention to be selected when evaluating this object's value.
unsetConvention
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abstract fun unsetConvention(): SupportsConvention
Unsets this object's convention value.