All Superinterfaces:

BaseExecSpec, JavaForkOptions, ProcessForkOptions

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaExec
```
public interface JavaExecSpec
extends JavaForkOptions, BaseExecSpec
```
Specifies the options for executing a Java application.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`JavaExecSpec`	`args(java.lang.Iterable<?> args)`	Adds args for the main class to be executed.
`JavaExecSpec`	`args(java.lang.Object... args)`	Adds args for the main class to be executed.
`JavaExecSpec`	`classpath(java.lang.Object... paths)`	Adds elements to the classpath for executing the main class.
`java.util.List<java.lang.String>`	`getArgs()`	Returns the arguments passed to the main class to be executed.
`java.util.List<CommandLineArgumentProvider>`	`getArgumentProviders()`	Argument providers for the application.
`FileCollection`	`getClasspath()`	Returns the classpath for executing the main class.
`ListProperty<java.lang.String>`	`getJvmArguments()`	Extra JVM arguments to be to use to launch the JVM for the process.
`Property<java.lang.String>`	`getMainClass()`	The fully qualified name of the Main class to be executed.
`Property<java.lang.String>`	`getMainModule()`	The name of the main module to be executed if the application should run as a Java module.
`ModularitySpec`	`getModularity()`	Returns the module path handling for executing the main class.
`JavaExecSpec`	`setArgs(java.lang.Iterable<?> args)`	Sets the args for the main class to be executed.
`JavaExecSpec`	`setArgs(java.util.List<java.lang.String> args)`	Sets the args for the main class to be executed.
`JavaExecSpec`	`setClasspath(FileCollection classpath)`	Sets the classpath for executing the main class.
`default JavaExecSpec`	`setMain(java.lang.String main)`	Deprecated. Use `getMainClass()`.set(main) instead.

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.process.BaseExecSpec
getCommandLine, getErrorOutput, getStandardInput, getStandardOutput, isIgnoreExitValue, setErrorOutput, setIgnoreExitValue, setStandardInput, setStandardOutput

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.process.ProcessForkOptions
copyTo, environment, environment, executable, getEnvironment, getExecutable, getWorkingDir, setEnvironment, setExecutable, setExecutable, setWorkingDir, setWorkingDir, workingDir

- Method Detail
  - getJvmArguments
```
@Incubating
@Optional
@Internal
ListProperty<java.lang.String> getJvmArguments()
```
    Extra JVM arguments to be to use to launch the JVM for the process. Must be used to set a convention for JVM arguments.
    
    Since:
    
    8.1
  - getMainModule
```
@Optional
@Input
Property<java.lang.String> getMainModule()
```
    The name of the main module to be executed if the application should run as a Java module.
    
    Since:
    
    6.4
  - getMainClass
```
@Optional
@Input
Property<java.lang.String> getMainClass()
```
    The fully qualified name of the Main class to be executed.
    This does not need to be set if using an Executable Jar with a Main-Class attribute.
    
    Since:
    
    6.4
  - setMain
```
@Deprecated
@ReplacedBy("mainClass")
default JavaExecSpec setMain(@Nullable
                             java.lang.String main)
```
    Deprecated.
    Use getMainClass().set(main) instead. This method will be removed in Gradle 9.0.
    
    Sets the fully qualified name of the main class to be executed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    main - the fully qualified name of the main class to be executed.
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - getArgs
```
@Nullable
@Optional
@Input
java.util.List<java.lang.String> getArgs()
```
    Returns the arguments passed to the main class to be executed.
  - args
```
JavaExecSpec args(java.lang.Object... args)
```
    Adds args for the main class to be executed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - Args for the main class.
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - args
```
JavaExecSpec args(java.lang.Iterable<?> args)
```
    Adds args for the main class to be executed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - Args for the main class.
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - setArgs
```
JavaExecSpec setArgs(@Nullable
                     java.util.List<java.lang.String> args)
```
    Sets the args for the main class to be executed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - Args for the main class.
    
    Returns:
    
    this
    
    Since:
    
    4.0
  - setArgs
```
JavaExecSpec setArgs(@Nullable
                     java.lang.Iterable<?> args)
```
    Sets the args for the main class to be executed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - Args for the main class.
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - getArgumentProviders
```
java.util.List<CommandLineArgumentProvider> getArgumentProviders()
```
    Argument providers for the application.
    
    Since:
    
    4.6
  - classpath
```
JavaExecSpec classpath(java.lang.Object... paths)
```
    Adds elements to the classpath for executing the main class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    paths - classpath elements
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - getClasspath
```
@Classpath
FileCollection getClasspath()
```
    Returns the classpath for executing the main class.
  - setClasspath
```
JavaExecSpec setClasspath(FileCollection classpath)
```
    Sets the classpath for executing the main class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classpath - the classpath
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - getModularity
```
ModularitySpec getModularity()
```
    Returns the module path handling for executing the main class.
    
    Since:
    
    6.4

Interface JavaExecSpec

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.process.BaseExecSpec

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.process.JavaForkOptions

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.process.ProcessForkOptions

Method Detail

getJvmArguments

getMainModule

getMainClass

setMain

getArgs

args

args

setArgs

setArgs

getArgumentProviders

classpath

getClasspath

setClasspath

getModularity