gradle/org.gradle.api/Project/container

container

abstract fun <T> container(type: Class<T>): NamedDomainObjectContainer<T>(source)

Creates a container for managing named objects of the specified type. The specified type must have a public constructor which takes the name as a String parameter.

All objects MUST expose their name as a bean property named "name". The name must be constant for the life of the object.

Return

The container.

Parameters

type

The type of objects for the container to contain.

<T>

The type of objects for the container to contain.

abstract fun <T> container(type: Class<T>, factory: NamedDomainObjectFactory<T>): NamedDomainObjectContainer<T>(source)

Creates a container for managing named objects of the specified type. The given factory is used to create object instances.

All objects MUST expose their name as a bean property named "name". The name must be constant for the life of the object.

Return

The container.

Parameters

type

The type of objects for the container to contain.

factory

The factory to use to create object instances.

<T>

The type of objects for the container to contain.

abstract fun <T> container(type: Class<T>, factoryClosure: Closure): NamedDomainObjectContainer<T>(source)

Creates a container for managing named objects of the specified type. The given closure is used to create object instances. The name of the instance to be created is passed as a parameter to the closure.

All objects MUST expose their name as a bean property named "name". The name must be constant for the life of the object.

Return

The container.

Parameters

type

The type of objects for the container to contain.

factoryClosure

The closure to use to create object instances.

<T>

The type of objects for the container to contain.