org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor

## Class Configuration

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.ivy.util.extendable.UnmodifiableExtendableItem
  - - org.apache.ivy.util.extendable.DefaultExtendableItem
    - - org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor.Configuration

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    InheritableItem, ExtendableItem
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    ConfigurationGroup, ConfigurationIntersection

      public class Configuration
      extends DefaultExtendableItem
      implements InheritableItem

  Represents a module configuration

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `Configuration.Visibility`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Configuration(Configuration source, ModuleRevisionId sourceModule)`
    `Configuration(java.lang.String name)` Creates a new configuration.
    `Configuration(java.lang.String name, Configuration.Visibility visibility, java.lang.String description, java.lang.String[] ext, boolean transitive, java.lang.String deprecated)` Creates a new configuration.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(java.lang.Object obj)`
    `static java.util.Collection` | `findConfigurationExtending(java.lang.String conf, Configuration[] confs)`
    `java.lang.String` | `getDeprecated()` Returns the deprecation message, or `null` if not specified.
    `java.lang.String` | `getDescription()`
    `java.lang.String[]` | `getExtends()`
    `java.lang.String` | `getName()`
    `ModuleRevisionId` | `getSourceModule()`
    `Configuration.Visibility` | `getVisibility()`
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `boolean` | `isTransitive()`
    `void` | `replaceWildcards(ModuleDescriptor md)`
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.ivy.util.extendable.DefaultExtendableItem

      `setExtraAttribute`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.ivy.util.extendable.UnmodifiableExtendableItem

      `getAttribute, getAttributes, getExtraAttribute, getExtraAttributes, getQualifiedExtraAttributes, setStandardAttribute`

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Configuration

          public Configuration(java.lang.String name)

      Creates a new configuration.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the configuration

    - #### Configuration

          public Configuration(Configuration source,
                       ModuleRevisionId sourceModule)

    - #### Configuration

          public Configuration(java.lang.String name,
                       Configuration.Visibility visibility,
                       java.lang.String description,
                       java.lang.String[] ext,
                       boolean transitive,
                       java.lang.String deprecated)

      Creates a new configuration.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the configuration
        `visibility` - the visibility of the configuration
        `description` - a description
        `ext` - the configurations to extend from
        `transitive` - indicates if the configuration is transitive
        `deprecated` - the deprecation message

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### findConfigurationExtending

          public static java.util.Collection findConfigurationExtending(java.lang.String conf,
                                                        Configuration[] confs)

    - #### getDeprecated

          public java.lang.String getDeprecated()

      Returns the deprecation message, or `null` if not specified.
      Returns:
        Returns the deprecation message.

    - #### getDescription

          public java.lang.String getDescription()

      Returns:
        Returns the description. It may be null.

    - #### getExtends

          public java.lang.String[] getExtends()

      Returns:
        Returns the extends. May be empty, but never null.

    - #### getName

          public java.lang.String getName()

      Returns:
        Returns the name. Never null;

    - #### getVisibility

          public Configuration.Visibility getVisibility()

      Returns:
        Returns the visibility. Never null.

    - #### isTransitive

          public final boolean isTransitive()

      Returns:
        Returns the transitive.

    - #### getSourceModule

          public ModuleRevisionId getSourceModule()

      Specified by:
        `getSourceModule` in interface `InheritableItem`
      Returns:
        the module in which this item was actually defined, if different from the module in which the item appears. May be null.

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### replaceWildcards

          public void replaceWildcards(ModuleDescriptor md)