AbstractCompile (Gradle API 2.9)
Date: 2015-11-17

org.gradle.api.tasks.compile

## Class AbstractCompile

- java.lang.Object
- - org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask
  - - org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
    - - org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask
      - - org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceTask
        - - org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.AbstractCompile

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Comparable<Task>, org.gradle.api.internal.DynamicObjectAware, org.gradle.api.internal.IConventionAware, org.gradle.api.internal.TaskInternal, ExtensionAware, Task, PatternFilterable, org.gradle.util.Configurable<Task>
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    AbstractScalaCompile, GroovyCompile, JavaCompile

      public abstract class AbstractCompile
      extends SourceTask

  The base class for all JVM-based language compilation tasks.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Task

      `Task.Namer`

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceTask

      `source`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Task

      `TASK_ACTION, TASK_DEPENDS_ON, TASK_DESCRIPTION, TASK_GROUP, TASK_NAME, TASK_OVERWRITE, TASK_TYPE`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `AbstractCompile()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected abstract void` | `compile()`
    `FileCollection` | `getClasspath()` Returns the classpath to use to compile the source files.
    `File` | `getDestinationDir()` Returns the directory to generate the `.class` files into.
    `String` | `getSourceCompatibility()` Returns the Java language level to use to compile the source files.
    `String` | `getTargetCompatibility()` Returns the target JVM to generate the `.class` files for.
    `void` | `setClasspath(FileCollection configuration)` Sets the classpath to use to compile the source files.
    `void` | `setDestinationDir(File destinationDir)` Sets the directory to generate the `.class` files into.
    `void` | `setSourceCompatibility(String sourceCompatibility)` Sets the Java language level to use to compile the source files.
    `void` | `setTargetCompatibility(String targetCompatibility)` Sets the target JVM to generate the `.class` files for.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceTask

      `exclude, exclude, exclude, exclude, getExcludes, getIncludes, getSource, include, include, include, include, setExcludes, setIncludes, setSource, source`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask

      `conventionMapping, conventionMapping, getConventionMapping`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask

      `addValidator, appendParallelSafeAction, compareTo, configure, deleteAllActions, dependsOn, dependsOnTaskDidWork, doFirst, doFirst, doLast, doLast, execute, finalizedBy, getActions, getAnt, getAsDynamicObject, getConvention, getDependsOn, getDescription, getDidWork, getEnabled, getExecuter, getExtensions, getFinalizedBy, getGroup, getImpliesSubProjects, getInputs, getLogger, getLogging, getMustRunAfter, getName, getOnlyIf, getOutputs, getPath, getProject, getServices, getShouldRunAfter, getStandardOutputCapture, getState, getTaskActions, getTaskDependencies, getTemporaryDir, getTemporaryDirFactory, getValidators, hasProperty, injectIntoNewInstance, isEnabled, isHasCustomActions, leftShift, mustRunAfter, onlyIf, onlyIf, prependParallelSafeAction, property, setActions, setDependsOn, setDescription, setDidWork, setEnabled, setExecuter, setFinalizedBy, setGroup, setImpliesSubProjects, setMustRunAfter, setName, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setProject, setProperty, setShouldRunAfter, shouldRunAfter, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AbstractCompile

          public AbstractCompile()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### compile

          protected abstract void compile()

    - #### getClasspath

          @InputFiles
          public FileCollection getClasspath()

      Returns the classpath to use to compile the source files.
      Returns:
        The classpath.

    - #### setClasspath

          public void setClasspath(FileCollection configuration)

      Sets the classpath to use to compile the source files.
      Parameters:
        `configuration` - The classpath. Must not be null, but may be empty.

    - #### getDestinationDir

          @OutputDirectory
          public File getDestinationDir()

      Returns the directory to generate the `.class` files into.
      Returns:
        The destination directory.

    - #### setDestinationDir

          public void setDestinationDir(File destinationDir)

      Sets the directory to generate the `.class` files into.
      Parameters:
        `destinationDir` - The destination directory. Must not be null.

    - #### getSourceCompatibility

          @Input
          public String getSourceCompatibility()

      Returns the Java language level to use to compile the source files.
      Returns:
        The source language level.

    - #### setSourceCompatibility

          public void setSourceCompatibility(String sourceCompatibility)

      Sets the Java language level to use to compile the source files.
      Parameters:
        `sourceCompatibility` - The source language level. Must not be null.

    - #### getTargetCompatibility

          @Input
          public String getTargetCompatibility()

      Returns the target JVM to generate the `.class` files for.
      Returns:
        The target JVM.

    - #### setTargetCompatibility

          public void setTargetCompatibility(String targetCompatibility)

      Sets the target JVM to generate the `.class` files for.
      Parameters:
        `targetCompatibility` - The target JVM. Must not be null.