Package org.gradle.model

Interface ModelElement

All Superinterfaces:

Named

All Known Subinterfaces:

ApplicationBinarySpec, ApplicationSpec, AssemblerSourceSet, BinaryContainer, BinarySpec, BuildableComponentSpec, CheckableComponentSpec, ComponentSpec, ComponentSpecContainer, CppSourceSet, CSourceSet, CUnitTestSuiteBinarySpec, CUnitTestSuiteSpec, DependentSourceSet, DependentSourceSet, FunctionalSourceSet, GeneralComponentSpec, GoogleTestTestSuiteBinarySpec, GoogleTestTestSuiteSpec, HeaderExportingSourceSet, LanguageSourceSet, LibraryBinarySpec, LibrarySpec, ModelMap<T>, ModelSet<T>, NativeBinarySpec, NativeComponentSpec, NativeExecutableBinarySpec, NativeExecutableSpec, NativeLibraryBinarySpec, NativeLibrarySpec, NativeResourceSet, NativeTestSuiteBinarySpec, NativeTestSuiteSpec, ObjectiveCppSourceSet, ObjectiveCSourceSet, PlatformAwareComponentSpec, SharedLibraryBinarySpec, SourceComponentSpec, StaticLibraryBinarySpec, TargetedNativeComponent, TestSuiteBinarySpec, TestSuiteContainer, TestSuiteSpec, VariantComponent, VariantComponentSpec, WindowsResourceSet

All Known Implementing Classes:

org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractBuildableComponentSpec, org.gradle.platform.base.component.internal.AbstractComponentSpec, org.gradle.language.base.internal.AbstractLanguageSourceSet, BaseBinarySpec, BaseComponentSpec, BaseLanguageSourceSet, org.gradle.platform.base.component.internal.DefaultComponentSpec

@Incubating
public interface ModelElement
extends Named

Represents an element in a model. Elements are arranged in a hierarchy.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Named

Named.Namer

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getDisplayName()	Returns a human-consumable display name for this element.
String	getName()	Returns the name of this element.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this element. Each element has a name associated with it, that uniquely identifies the element amongst its siblings. Some element have their name generated or automatically assigned, and for these elements the name may not be human consumable.

Specified by:

getName in interface Named

Returns:

The name. Never null.

getDisplayName

String getDisplayName()

Returns a human-consumable display name for this element.