Package org.gradle.api.tasks

## Class Copy

- java.lang.Object
- - org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask
  - - org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
    - - org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask
      - - org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractCopyTask
        - - org.gradle.api.tasks.Copy

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `java.lang.Comparable<Task>`, `ContentFilterable`, `CopyProcessingSpec`, `CopySourceSpec`, `CopySpec`, `org.gradle.api.internal.DynamicObjectAware`, `org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopySpecSource`, `org.gradle.api.internal.IConventionAware`, `org.gradle.api.internal.TaskInternal`, `ExtensionAware`, `Task`, `PatternFilterable`, `Configurable<Task>`
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    `ProcessResources`

      @DisableCachingByDefault(because="Not worth caching")
      public abstract class Copy
      extends AbstractCopyTask

  Copies files into a destination directory. This task can also rename and filter files as it copies. The task implements `CopySpec` for specifying what to copy.

  Examples:

       task copyDocs(type: Copy) {
           from 'src/main/doc'
           into 'build/target/doc'
       }

       //for Ant filter
       import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens

       //for including in the copy task
       def dataContent = copySpec {
           from 'src/data'
           include '*.data'
       }

       task initConfig(type: Copy) {
           from('src/main/config') {
               include '**/*.properties'
               include '**/*.xml'
               filter(ReplaceTokens, tokens: [version: '2.3.1'])
           }
           from('src/main/config') {
               exclude '**/*.properties', '**/*.xml'
           }
           from('src/main/languages') {
               rename 'EN_US_(.*)', '$1'
           }
           into 'build/target/config'
           exclude '**/*.bak'

           includeEmptyDirs = false

           with dataContent
       }

- - ### Nested Class Summary

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

      `Task.Namer`

  - ### Field Summary

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

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

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `Copy()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopyAction` | `createCopyAction()` |
    `protected org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopySpecInternal` | `createRootSpec()` |
    `java.io.File` | `getDestinationDir()` | Returns the directory to copy files into.
    `org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.DestinationRootCopySpec` | `getRootSpec()` |
    `void` | `setDestinationDir​(java.io.File destinationDir)` | Sets the directory to copy files into.

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

      `copy, createCopyActionExecuter, eachFile, eachFile, exclude, exclude, exclude, exclude, expand, expand, filesMatching, filesMatching, filesNotMatching, filesNotMatching, filter, filter, filter, filter, from, from, from, getDirectoryFileTreeFactory, getDirMode, getDocumentationRegistry, getDuplicatesStrategy, getExcludes, getFileLookup, getFileMode, getFileResolver, getFileSystem, getFilteringCharset, getIncludeEmptyDirs, getIncludes, getInstantiator, getMainSpec, getObjectFactory, getSource, include, include, include, include, into, into, into, isCaseSensitive, rename, rename, rename, rename, setCaseSensitive, setDirMode, setDuplicatesStrategy, setExcludes, setFileMode, setFilteringCharset, setIncludeEmptyDirs, setIncludes, with`

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

      `conventionMapping, conventionMapping, getConventionMapping`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.DefaultTask

      `compareTo, configure, dependsOn, doFirst, doFirst, doFirst, doLast, doLast, doLast, finalizedBy, getActions, getAnt, getDependsOn, getDescription, getDestroyables, getDidWork, getEnabled, getExtensions, getFinalizedBy, getGroup, getInputs, getLocalState, getLogger, getLogging, getMustRunAfter, getName, getOutputs, getPath, getProject, getShouldRunAfter, getState, getTaskDependencies, getTemporaryDir, getTimeout, hasProperty, mustRunAfter, onlyIf, onlyIf, onlyIf, property, setActions, setDependsOn, setDescription, setDidWork, setEnabled, setFinalizedBy, setGroup, setMustRunAfter, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setProperty, setShouldRunAfter, shouldRunAfter, usesService`

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

      `acceptServiceReferences, appendParallelSafeAction, doNotTrackState, getAsDynamicObject, getConvention, getIdentityPath, getImpliesSubProjects, getLifecycleDependencies, getOnlyIf, getReasonNotToTrackState, getReasonTaskIsIncompatibleWithConfigurationCache, getRequiredServices, getServices, getSharedResources, getStandardOutputCapture, getTaskActions, getTaskIdentity, getTemporaryDirFactory, hasTaskActions, injectIntoNewInstance, isCompatibleWithConfigurationCache, isEnabled, isHasCustomActions, notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache, prependParallelSafeAction, setImpliesSubProjects`

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

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

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

      `doNotTrackState, getConvention, notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Copy

          public Copy()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### createCopyAction

          protected org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopyAction createCopyAction()

      Specified by:
        `createCopyAction` in class `AbstractCopyTask`

    - #### createRootSpec

          protected org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopySpecInternal createRootSpec()

      Overrides:
        `createRootSpec` in class `AbstractCopyTask`

    - #### getRootSpec

          public org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.DestinationRootCopySpec getRootSpec()

      Specified by:
        `getRootSpec` in interface `org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopySpecSource`
      Overrides:
        `getRootSpec` in class `AbstractCopyTask`

    - #### getDestinationDir

          @OutputDirectory
          public java.io.File getDestinationDir()

      Returns the directory to copy files into.
      Returns:
        The destination dir.

    - #### setDestinationDir

          public void setDestinationDir​(java.io.File destinationDir)

      Sets the directory to copy files into. This is the same as calling `AbstractCopyTask.into(Object)` on this task.
      Parameters:
        `destinationDir` - The destination directory. Must not be null.