Element (Gradle API 2.14.1)

org.gradle.tooling.model

## Interface Element

- All Superinterfaces:
    Model
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    BasicIdeaProject, BuildableElement, EclipseProject, GradleProject, HierarchicalEclipseProject, HierarchicalElement, IdeaModule, IdeaProject

      public interface Element
      extends Model

  Described model element.
  Since:
    1.0-milestone-5

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `getDescription()` Returns the description of the element, or `null` if it has no description.
    `String` | `getName()` Returns the name of the element.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getName

          String getName()

      Returns the name of the element. Note that the name is not a unique identifier.
      Returns:
        The name of the element.
      Since:
        1.0-milestone-5

    - #### getDescription

          @Nullable
          String getDescription()

      Returns the description of the element, or `null` if it has no description.
      Returns:
        The description of the element, or `null` if it has no description.
      Since:
        1.0-milestone-5