All Superinterfaces:

FileSystemLocation
```
public interface Directory
extends FileSystemLocation
```
Represents a directory at some fixed location on the file system.
Note: This interface is not intended for implementation by build script or plugin authors. An instance of this class can be created using the dir(String) method or using various methods on ProjectLayout such as ProjectLayout.getProjectDirectory().

Since:

4.1

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Directory`	`dir(java.lang.String path)`	Returns a `Directory` whose location is the given path, resolved relative to this directory.
`Provider<Directory>`	`dir(Provider<? extends java.lang.CharSequence> path)`	Returns a `Provider` whose value is a `Directory` whose location is the given path resolved relative to this directory.
`RegularFile`	`file(java.lang.String path)`	Returns a `RegularFile` whose location is the given path, resolved relative to this directory.
`Provider<RegularFile>`	`file(Provider<? extends java.lang.CharSequence> path)`	Returns a `Provider` whose value is a `RegularFile` whose location is the given path resolved relative to this directory.
`FileCollection`	`files(java.lang.Object... paths)`	Returns a `FileCollection` containing the given files, whose locations are the given paths resolved relative to this directory, as defined by `Project.files(Object...)`.
`java.io.File`	`getAsFile()`	Returns the location of this directory, as an absolute `File`.
`FileTree`	`getAsFileTree()`	Returns a `FileTree` that allows the files and directories contained in this directory to be queried.

- Method Detail
  - getAsFile
```
java.io.File getAsFile()
```
    Returns the location of this directory, as an absolute File.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAsFile in interface FileSystemLocation
    
    Returns:
    
    the File
    
    Since:
    
    4.2
  - getAsFileTree
```
FileTree getAsFileTree()
```
    Returns a FileTree that allows the files and directories contained in this directory to be queried.
  - dir
```
Directory dir(java.lang.String path)
```
    Returns a Directory whose location is the given path, resolved relative to this directory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - The path. Can be absolute.
    
    Returns:
    
    The directory.
  - dir
```
Provider<Directory> dir(Provider<? extends java.lang.CharSequence> path)
```
    Returns a Provider whose value is a Directory whose location is the given path resolved relative to this directory.
    The return value is live and the provided path is queried each time the return value is queried.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - The path provider. Can have value that is an absolute path.
    
    Returns:
    
    The provider.
  - file
```
RegularFile file(java.lang.String path)
```
    Returns a RegularFile whose location is the given path, resolved relative to this directory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - The path. Can be absolute.
    
    Returns:
    
    The file.
  - file
```
Provider<RegularFile> file(Provider<? extends java.lang.CharSequence> path)
```
    Returns a Provider whose value is a RegularFile whose location is the given path resolved relative to this directory.
    The return value is live and the provided path is queried each time the return value is queried.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - The path provider. Can have value that is an absolute path.
    
    Returns:
    
    The file.
  - files
```
FileCollection files(java.lang.Object... paths)
```
    Returns a FileCollection containing the given files, whose locations are the given paths resolved relative to this directory, 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.
    
    Since:
    
    6.0

Interface Directory

Method Summary

Method Detail

getAsFile

getAsFileTree

dir

dir

file

file

files