Package org.gradle.api.attributes

## Class Attribute<T>

- java.lang.Object
- - org.gradle.api.attributes.Attribute<T>

- Type Parameters:
    `T` - the type of the named attribute
  All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Named`

      public class Attribute<T>
      extends Object
      implements Named

  An attribute is a named entity with a type. It is used in conjunction with a `AttributeContainer` to provide a type safe container for attributes. This class isn't intended to store the value of an attribute, but only represent the identity of the attribute. It means that an attribute must be immutable and can potentially be pooled. Attributes can be created using the `factory method`.
  Since:
    3.3

- - ### Nested Class Summary

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

      `Named.Namer`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals​(Object o)` |
    `String` | `getName()` | Returns the name of the attribute.
    `Class<T>` | `getType()` | Returns the type of this attribute.
    `int` | `hashCode()` |
    `static <T> Attribute<T>` | `of​(Class<T> type)` | Creates a new attribute of the given type, inferring the name of the attribute from the simple type name.
    `static <T> Attribute<T>` | `of​(String name, Class<T> type)` | Creates a new attribute of the given name with the given type.
    `String` | `toString()` |

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

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

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### of

          public static <T> Attribute<T> of​(String name,
                                            Class<T> type)

      Creates a new attribute of the given name with the given type. There's no guarantee that subsequent calls to this method with the same attributes would either return the same instance or different instances of `Attribute`, so consumers are required to compare the attributes with the `equals(Object)` method.
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - the type of the attribute
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the attribute
        `type` - the class of the attribute
      Returns:
        an attribute with the given name and type

    - #### of

          public static <T> Attribute<T> of​(Class<T> type)

      Creates a new attribute of the given type, inferring the name of the attribute from the simple type name. This method is useful when there's supposely only one attribute of a specific type in a container, so there's no need to distinguish by name (but the returned type doesn't enforce it_. There's no guarantee that subsequent calls to this method with the same attributes would either return the same instance or different instances of `Attribute`, so consumers are required to compare the attributes with the `equals(Object)` method.
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - the type of the attribute
      Parameters:
        `type` - the class of the attribute
      Returns:
        an attribute with the given name and type

    - #### getName

          public String getName()

      Returns the name of the attribute.
      Specified by:
        `getName` in interface `Named`
      Returns:
        the name of the attribute.

    - #### getType

          public Class<T> getType()

      Returns the type of this attribute.
      Returns:
        the type of this attribute.

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals​(Object o)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `Object`

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `Object`

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`