# Deprecated API

## Contents

- Packages
- Interfaces
- Classes
- Annotation Interfaces
- Fields
- Methods
- Constructors

Deprecated Packages
Package
Description
org.gradle.api.dsl
This package will be removed in Gradle 5.0.

Deprecated Interfaces
Interface
Description
org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryVar
Use `DirectoryProperty` instead.
org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileVar
Use `RegularFileProperty` instead.
org.gradle.api.provider.PropertyState
Use `Property` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.CompatibilityAdapterForTaskInputs
The interface is only here to allow plugins built against Gradle 2.x to run and it will be removed in Gradle 5.0.
org.gradle.api.tasks.CompatibilityAdapterForTaskOutputs
The interface is only here to allow plugins built against Gradle 2.x to run and it will be removed in Gradle 5.0.

Deprecated Classes
Class
Description
org.gradle.api.dsl.ConventionProperty
This class will be removed in Gradle 5.0.

Deprecated Annotation Interfaces
Annotation Interface
Description
org.gradle.api.Nullable
Use `Nullable` instead.

Deprecated Fields
Field
Description
org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin.COMPILE_CONFIGURATION_NAME
Users should prefer `JavaPlugin.API_CONFIGURATION_NAME` or `JavaPlugin.IMPLEMENTATION_CONFIGURATION_NAME`.
org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin.RUNTIME_CONFIGURATION_NAME
Consumers should use `JavaPlugin.RUNTIME_ELEMENTS_CONFIGURATION_NAME` instead.
org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin.TEST_RUNTIME_CONFIGURATION_NAME
Use `JavaPlugin.TEST_RUNTIME_CLASSPATH_CONFIGURATION_NAME` instead.

Deprecated Methods
Method
Description
org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout.newDirectoryVar()
Use `ProjectLayout.directoryProperty()` instead.
org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout.newFileVar()
Use `ProjectLayout.fileProperty()` instead.
org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaBasePlugin.configureForSourceSet(SourceSet, AbstractCompile)
org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.JDepend.getClassesDir()
Replaced by `JDepend.getClassesDirs()`.
org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.JDepend.setClassesDir(File)
Replaced by `JDepend.getClassesDirs()`.
org.gradle.api.Project.property(Class<T>)
Use `ObjectFactory.property(Class)` instead.
org.gradle.api.provider.ProviderFactory.property(Class<T>)
Use `ObjectFactory.property(Class)` instead.
org.gradle.api.reporting.ConfigurableReport.setDestination(Object)
Replaced by `ConfigurableReport.setDestination(java.io.File)` and `ConfigurableReport.setDestination(org.gradle.api.provider.Provider)`.
org.gradle.api.Script.property(Class<T>)
Use `ObjectFactory.property(Class)` instead.
org.gradle.api.Task.dependsOnTaskDidWork()
Build logic should not depend on this information about a task. Instead, declare task inputs and outputs to allow Gradle to optimize task execution.
org.gradle.api.Task.leftShift(Closure)
Use `Task.doLast(Closure action)`
org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.CompileOptions.getBootClasspath()
Use `CompileOptions.getBootstrapClasspath()` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.CompileOptions.setBootClasspath(String)
Use `CompileOptions.setBootstrapClasspath(FileCollection)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.scala.ScalaDocOptions.getStyleSheet()
Scaladoc does not support to set a stylesheet any more (Scala 2.11).
org.gradle.api.tasks.scala.ScalaDocOptions.setStyleSheet(File)
Scaladoc does not support to set a stylesheet any more (Scala 2.11).
org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetOutput.getClassesDir()
Use `SourceSetOutput.getClassesDirs()` or `SourceDirectorySet.getOutputDir()`
org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetOutput.setClassesDir(File)
Set the output directory for the particular `AbstractCompile` task
org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetOutput.setClassesDir(Object)
Set the output directory for the particular `AbstractCompile` task
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskDestroyables.file(Object)
Use `TaskDestroyables.register(Object...)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskDestroyables.files(Object...)
Use `TaskDestroyables.register(Object...)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.dir(Object)
Use `TaskInputs.dir(Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.file(Object)
Use `TaskInputs.file(Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.files(Object...)
Use `TaskInputs.files(Object...)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.getFiles()
Use `TaskInputs.getFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.getHasInputs()
Use `TaskInputs.getHasInputs()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.getHasSourceFiles()
Use `TaskInputs.getHasSourceFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.getProperties()
Use `TaskInputs.getProperties()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.getSourceFiles()
Use `TaskInputs.getSourceFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.properties(Map<String, ?>)
Use `TaskInputs.properties(Map)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.property(String, Object)
Use `TaskInputs.property(String, Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.dir(Object)
Use `TaskInputs.dir(Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.file(Object)
Use `TaskInputs.file(Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.files(Object...)
Use `TaskInputs.files(Object...)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.getFiles()
Use `TaskInputs.getFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.getHasInputs()
Use `TaskInputs.getHasInputs()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.getHasSourceFiles()
Use `TaskInputs.getHasSourceFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.getProperties()
Use `TaskInputs.getProperties()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.getSourceFiles()
Use `TaskInputs.getSourceFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.properties(Map<String, ?>)
Use `TaskInputs.properties(Map)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.property(String, Object)
Use `TaskInputs.property(String, Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.dir(Object)
Use `TaskOutputs.dir(Object)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.file(Object)
Use `TaskOutputs.file(Object)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.files(Object...)
Use `TaskOutputs.files(Object...)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.getFiles()
Use `TaskOutputs.getFiles()` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.getHasOutput()
Use `TaskOutputs.getHasOutput()` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.upToDateWhen(Closure)
Use `TaskOutputs.upToDateWhen(Closure)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.upToDateWhen(Spec<? super Task>)
Use `TaskOutputs.upToDateWhen(Spec)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test.getTestClassesDir()
Use `Test.getTestClassesDirs()`.
org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test.setTestClassesDir(File)
Use `Test.setTestClassesDirs(FileCollection)`.
org.gradle.nativeplatform.tasks.InstallExecutable.getDestinationDir()
Use `InstallExecutable.getInstallDirectory()`.
org.gradle.nativeplatform.tasks.InstallExecutable.getExecutable()
Use `InstallExecutable.getSourceFile()`.
org.gradle.nativeplatform.tasks.InstallExecutable.setDestinationDir(File)
Use `InstallExecutable.getInstallDirectory()`.
org.gradle.nativeplatform.tasks.InstallExecutable.setExecutable(File)
Use `InstallExecutable.getSourceFile()`.
org.gradle.plugins.ide.eclipse.EclipsePlugin.performPostEvaluationActions()
org.gradle.plugins.ide.idea.IdeaPlugin.performPostEvaluationActions()
org.gradle.StartParameter.isTaskOutputCacheEnabled()
Use `StartParameter.isBuildCacheEnabled()`
org.gradle.StartParameter.setTaskOutputCacheEnabled(boolean)
Use `StartParameter.setBuildCacheEnabled(boolean)`
org.gradle.tooling.model.eclipse.EclipseProjectDependency.getTargetProject()
org.gradle.tooling.model.idea.IdeaModuleDependency.getDependencyModule()

Deprecated Constructors
Constructor
Description
org.gradle.plugins.ear.EarPluginConvention(FileResolver, Instantiator)
Use public `ObjectFactory` constructor instead of this one using internal `Instantiator`.