org.gradle.api.artifacts

## Interface ExternalDependency

- All Superinterfaces:
    Dependency, ModuleDependency, ModuleVersionSelector
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    ClientModule, ExternalModuleDependency

      public interface ExternalDependency
      extends ModuleDependency, ModuleVersionSelector

  An `ExternalDependency` is a `Dependency` on a source outside the current project hierarchy.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency

      `ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION, CLASSIFIER, DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ExternalDependency` | `copy()` Creates and returns a new dependency with the property values of this one.
    `boolean` | `isForce()` Returns whether or not the version of this dependency should be enforced in the case of version conflicts.
    `ExternalDependency` | `setForce(boolean force)` Sets whether or not the version of this dependency should be enforced in the case of version conflicts.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleDependency

      `addArtifact, artifact, artifact, exclude, getArtifacts, getConfiguration, getExcludeRules, getTargetConfiguration, isTransitive, setTransitive`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency

      `contentEquals, getGroup, getName, getVersion`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleVersionSelector

      `getGroup, getName, getVersion, matchesStrictly`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### isForce

          boolean isForce()

      Returns whether or not the version of this dependency should be enforced in the case of version conflicts.

    - #### setForce

          ExternalDependency setForce(boolean force)

      Sets whether or not the version of this dependency should be enforced in the case of version conflicts.
      Parameters:
        `force` - Whether to force this version or not.
      Returns:
        this

    - #### copy

          ExternalDependency copy()

      Creates and returns a new dependency with the property values of this one.
      Specified by:
        `copy` in interface `Dependency`
      Specified by:
        `copy` in interface `ModuleDependency`
      Returns:
        The copy. Never returns null.