org.gradle.api
Interface NamedDomainObjectContainer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of domain objects in this container.

All Superinterfaces:

Collection<T>, org.gradle.util.Configurable<NamedDomainObjectContainer<T>>, DomainObjectCollection<T>, Iterable<T>, NamedDomainObjectCollection<T>, NamedDomainObjectSet<T>, Set<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConfigurationContainer, SourceSetContainer, TaskContainer

public interface NamedDomainObjectContainer<T>
extends NamedDomainObjectSet<T>, org.gradle.util.Configurable<NamedDomainObjectContainer<T>>

A named domain object container is a specialisation of NamedDomainObjectSet that adds the ability to create instances of the element type.

Implementations may use different strategies for creating new object instances.

Note that a container is an implementation of SortedSet, which means that the container is guaranteed to only contain elements with unique names within this container. Furthermore, items are ordered by their name.

See Also:

NamedDomainObjectSet

Method Summary

NamedDomainObjectContainer<T>	configure(Closure configureClosure) Allows the container to be configured, creating missing objects as they are referenced.
T	create(String name) Creates a new item with the given name, adding it to this container.
T	create(String name, Closure configureClosure) Creates a new item with the given name, adding it to this container, then configuring it with the given closure.

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectSet

findAll, matching, matching, withType

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectCollection

add, addAll, addRule, addRule, findByName, getAsMap, getAt, getByName, getByName, getNamer, getRules

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.DomainObjectCollection

all, all, whenObjectAdded, whenObjectAdded, whenObjectRemoved, whenObjectRemoved, withType, withType

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection

clear, contains, containsAll, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, iterator, remove, removeAll, retainAll, size, toArray, toArray

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Set

add, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, iterator, remove, removeAll, retainAll, size, toArray, toArray

Method Detail

create

T create(String name)
         throws InvalidUserDataException

Creates a new item with the given name, adding it to this container.

Parameters:

name - The name to assign to the created object

Returns:

The created object. Never null.

Throws:

InvalidUserDataException - if an object with the given name already exists in this container.

create

T create(String name,
         Closure configureClosure)
         throws InvalidUserDataException

Creates a new item with the given name, adding it to this container, then configuring it with the given closure.

Parameters:

name - The name to assign to the created object

configureClosure - The closure to configure the created object with

Returns:

The created object. Never null.

Throws:

InvalidUserDataException - if an object with the given name already exists in this container.

configure

NamedDomainObjectContainer<T> configure(Closure configureClosure)

Allows the container to be configured, creating missing objects as they are referenced.

TODO: example usage

Specified by:

configure in interface org.gradle.util.Configurable<NamedDomainObjectContainer<T>>

Parameters:

configureClosure - The closure to configure this container with

Returns:

This.