ProjectLayout (Gradle API 8.9)

```
public interface ProjectLayout
```
Provides access to several important locations for a project.
An instance of this type can be injected into a task, plugin or other object by annotating a public constructor or method with javax.inject.Inject. It is also available via Project.getLayout().
Note: This interface is not intended for implementation by build script or plugin authors.

Since:

4.1

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Provider<Directory>`	`dir(Provider<java.io.File> file)`	Creates a `Directory` provider whose location is calculated from the given `Provider`.
`Provider<RegularFile>`	`file(Provider<java.io.File> file)`	Creates a `RegularFile` provider whose location is calculated from the given `Provider`.
`FileCollection`	`files(java.lang.Object... paths)`	Creates a read-only `FileCollection` containing the given files, as defined by `Project.files(Object...)`.
`DirectoryProperty`	`getBuildDirectory()`	Returns the build directory for the project.
`Directory`	`getProjectDirectory()`	Returns the project directory.

- Method Detail
  - getProjectDirectory
```
Directory getProjectDirectory()
```
    Returns the project directory.
  - getBuildDirectory
```
DirectoryProperty getBuildDirectory()
```
    Returns the build directory for the project.
  - file
```
Provider<RegularFile> file(Provider<java.io.File> file)
```
    Creates a RegularFile provider whose location is calculated from the given Provider.
    File system locations based on relative paths will be resolved against this layout's reference location, as defined by getProjectDirectory().
  - dir
```
Provider<Directory> dir(Provider<java.io.File> file)
```
    Creates a Directory provider whose location is calculated from the given Provider.
    File system locations based on relative paths will be resolved against this layout's reference location, as defined by getProjectDirectory().
    
    Since:
    
    6.0
  - files
```
FileCollection files(java.lang.Object... paths)
```
    Creates a read-only FileCollection containing the given files, as defined by Project.files(Object...).
    This method can also be used to create an empty collection, but the collection may not be mutated later.
    
    Parameters:
    
    paths - The paths to the files. May be empty.
    
    Returns:
    
    The file collection. Never returns null.
    
    Since:
    
    4.8