TaskCollection

API Documentation:TaskCollection
Known Subtypes:
TaskContainer

A TaskCollection contains a set of Task instances, and provides a number of query methods.

Properties

No properties

Methods

MethodDescription
getByName(name)

Locates an object by name, failing if there is no such object.

getByName(name, configureClosure)

Locates an object by name, failing if there is no such object. The given configure closure is executed against the object before it is returned from this method. The object is passed to the closure as its delegate.

getByName(name, configureAction)

Locates an object by name, failing if there is no such object. The given configure action is executed against the object before it is returned from this method.

named(name)

Locates a task by name, without triggering its creation or configuration, failing if there is no such object.

named(name, type)

Locates a object by name and type, without triggering its creation or configuration, failing if there is no such object.

named(name, type, configurationAction)

Locates a object by name and type, without triggering its creation or configuration, failing if there is no such object. The given configure action is executed against the object before it is returned from the provider.

named(name, configurationAction)

Locates a object by name, without triggering its creation or configuration, failing if there is no such object. The given configure action is executed against the object before it is returned from the provider.

named(nameFilter)

Returns a collection containing the objects with names matching the provided filter. The returned collection is live, so that when matching objects are added to this collection, they are also visible in the filtered collection. This method will NOT cause any pending objects in this container to be realized.

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Method details

T getByName(String name)

Locates an object by name, failing if there is no such object.

T getByName(String name, Closure configureClosure)

Locates an object by name, failing if there is no such object. The given configure closure is executed against the object before it is returned from this method. The object is passed to the closure as its delegate.

T getByName(String name, Action<? super T> configureAction)

Locates an object by name, failing if there is no such object. The given configure action is executed against the object before it is returned from this method.

TaskProvider<T> named(String name)

Locates a task by name, without triggering its creation or configuration, failing if there is no such object.

TaskProvider<S> named(String name, Class<S> type)

Locates a object by name and type, without triggering its creation or configuration, failing if there is no such object.

TaskProvider<S> named(String name, Class<S> type, Action<? super S> configurationAction)

Locates a object by name and type, without triggering its creation or configuration, failing if there is no such object. The given configure action is executed against the object before it is returned from the provider.

TaskProvider<T> named(String name, Action<? super T> configurationAction)

Locates a object by name, without triggering its creation or configuration, failing if there is no such object. The given configure action is executed against the object before it is returned from the provider.

TaskCollection<T> named(Spec<String> nameFilter)

Returns a collection containing the objects with names matching the provided filter. The returned collection is live, so that when matching objects are added to this collection, they are also visible in the filtered collection. This method will NOT cause any pending objects in this container to be realized.