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org.gradle.api.tasks
[Java] Class Copy

java.lang.Object
  org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask
      org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractCopyTask
          org.gradle.api.tasks.Copy

public class Copy
extends AbstractCopyTask

Copies files into a destination directory. This task can also rename and filter files as it copies. The task implements CopySpec for specifying what to copy.

Examples:

 task mydoc(type:Copy) {
 from 'src/main/doc'
 into 'build/target/doc'
 }

 //for ant filter
 import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens

 task initconfig(type:Copy) {
 from('src/main/config') {
 include '**/*.properties'
 include '**/*.xml'
 filter(ReplaceTokens, tokens:[version:'2.3.1'])
 }
 from('src/main/config') {
 exclude '**/*.properties', '**/*.xml'
 }
 from('src/main/languages') {
 rename 'EN_US_(.*)', '$1'
 }
 into 'build/target/config'
 exclude '**/*.bak'

 includeEmptyDirs = false
 }
 


Method Summary
protected CopyAction createCopyAction()

protected CopySpecInternal createRootSpec()

File getDestinationDir()

Returns the directory to copy files into.

DestinationRootCopySpec getRootSpec()

void setDestinationDir(File destinationDir)

Sets the directory to copy files into.

 
Methods inherited from class AbstractCopyTask
configureRootSpec, copy, createCopyAction, createRootSpec, eachFile, eachFile, exclude, exclude, exclude, exclude, expand, filesMatching, filesNotMatching, filter, filter, filter, from, from, getDefaultSource, getDirMode, getDuplicatesStrategy, getExcludes, getFileMode, getIncludeEmptyDirs, getIncludes, getMainSpec, getRootSpec, getSource, include, include, include, include, into, into, isCaseSensitive, rename, rename, rename, setCaseSensitive, setDirMode, setDuplicatesStrategy, setExcludes, setFileMode, setIncludeEmptyDirs, setIncludes, with
 

Method Detail

createCopyAction

@Override
protected CopyAction createCopyAction()


createRootSpec

@Override
protected CopySpecInternal createRootSpec()


getDestinationDir

@OutputDirectory
public File getDestinationDir()
Returns the directory to copy files into.
Returns:
The destination dir.


getRootSpec

@Override
public DestinationRootCopySpec getRootSpec()


setDestinationDir

public void setDestinationDir(File destinationDir)
Sets the directory to copy files into. This is the same as calling into(Object) on this task.
Parameters:
destinationDir - The destination directory. Must not be null.


 

Gradle API 1.8