# Interface ComponentWithLinkUsage

All Superinterfaces:
  `ComponentWithNativeRuntime, Named, SoftwareComponent`

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `CppSharedLibrary, CppStaticLibrary, SwiftSharedLibrary, SwiftStaticLibrary`

public interface ComponentWithLinkUsage extends ComponentWithNativeRuntime
Represents a native component whose link time file and dependencies are published for consumption by some other project.

Since:
  4.5

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface Named

  `Named.Namer`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Provider<Configuration>`
  `getLinkElements()`
  Returns the outgoing link elements of this component.

  ### Methods inherited from interface ComponentWithNativeRuntime

  `getBaseName, getTargetMachine, getToolChain, isDebuggable, isOptimized`

  ### Methods inherited from interface Named

  `getName`

- ## Method Details

  - ### getLinkElements

    Provider<Configuration> getLinkElements()
    Returns the outgoing link elements of this component.
    Since:
      4.5