```
@Incubating
public interface ProjectLayout
```
Provides access to several important locations for a project. An instance of the factory can be injected into a task or plugin by annotating a public constructor or method with javax.inject.Inject. It is also available via Project.getLayout().

Since:

4.1

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DirectoryProperty`	`directoryProperty()`	Creates a new `DirectoryProperty` that uses the project directory to resolve paths, if required.
`DirectoryProperty`	`directoryProperty(Provider<? extends Directory> initialProvider)`	Creates a new `DirectoryProperty` that uses the project directory to resolve paths, if required.
`Provider<RegularFile>`	`file(Provider<File> file)`	Creates a `RegularFile` provider whose location is calculated from the given `Provider`.
`RegularFileProperty`	`fileProperty()`	Creates a new `RegularFileProperty` that uses the project directory to resolve paths, if required.
`RegularFileProperty`	`fileProperty(Provider<? extends RegularFile> initialProvider)`	Creates a new `RegularFileProperty` that uses the project directory to resolve paths, if required.
`DirectoryProperty`	`getBuildDirectory()`	Returns the build directory for the project.
`Directory`	`getProjectDirectory()`	Returns the project directory.
`DirectoryVar`	`newDirectoryVar()`	Deprecated. Use `directoryProperty()` instead.
`RegularFileVar`	`newFileVar()`	Deprecated. Use `fileProperty()` instead.

- Method Detail
  - getProjectDirectory
```
Directory getProjectDirectory()
```
    Returns the project directory.
  - getBuildDirectory
```
DirectoryProperty getBuildDirectory()
```
    Returns the build directory for the project.
  - newDirectoryVar
```
@Deprecated
DirectoryVar newDirectoryVar()
```
    Deprecated.
    Use directoryProperty() instead.
    
    Creates a new DirectoryVar that uses the project directory to resolve paths, if required. The var has no initial value.
  - directoryProperty
```
DirectoryProperty directoryProperty()
```
    Creates a new DirectoryProperty that uses the project directory to resolve paths, if required. The property has no initial value.
    
    Since:
    
    4.3
  - directoryProperty
```
DirectoryProperty directoryProperty(Provider<? extends Directory> initialProvider)
```
    Creates a new DirectoryProperty that uses the project directory to resolve paths, if required. The property has the initial provider specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    initialProvider - initial provider for the property
    
    Since:
    
    4.4
  - newFileVar
```
@Deprecated
RegularFileVar newFileVar()
```
    Deprecated.
    Use fileProperty() instead.
    
    Creates a new RegularFileVar that uses the project directory to resolve paths, if required. The var has no initial value.
  - fileProperty
```
RegularFileProperty fileProperty()
```
    Creates a new RegularFileProperty that uses the project directory to resolve paths, if required. The property has no initial value.
    
    Since:
    
    4.3
  - fileProperty
```
RegularFileProperty fileProperty(Provider<? extends RegularFile> initialProvider)
```
    Creates a new RegularFileProperty that uses the project directory to resolve paths, if required. The property has the initial provider specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    initialProvider - initial provider for the property
    
    Since:
    
    4.4
  - file
```
Provider<RegularFile> file(Provider<File> file)
```
    Creates a RegularFile provider whose location is calculated from the given Provider.

Interface ProjectLayout

Method Summary

Method Detail

getProjectDirectory

getBuildDirectory

newDirectoryVar

directoryProperty

directoryProperty

newFileVar

fileProperty

fileProperty

file