apply

abstract fun apply(pluginId: String)(source)

Applies the plugin with the given ID. Does nothing if the plugin has already been applied.

Plugins in the "org.gradle" namespace can be applied directly via name. That is, the following two lines are equivalent…

pluginManager.apply "org.gradle.java"
pluginManager.apply "java"

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pluginId

the ID of the plugin to apply

abstract fun apply(type: Class<out Any>)(source)

Applies the given plugin. Does nothing if the plugin has already been applied.

The given class should implement the org.gradle.api.Plugin interface, and be parameterized for a compatible type of this.

The following two lines are equivalent…

pluginManager.apply org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin
pluginManager.apply "org.gradle.java"

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type

the plugin class to apply