How to create a method in a file used in "apply from: 'myfile'"

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1

I have

apply from: "my_file.gradle"
println myvar
hello()

// my_file.gradle
def hello() {
  println "this fails"
}
  project.ext {
  myvar = "this works"
}

and I get the error:

Could not find method hello() for arguments on root project ‘methods’.

How can I define a method in an included file?

2

Methods declared in an applied script aren’t visible outside that script. However, you can instead use an extra property:

ext.hello = { println "this works" }

apply from: "some/script.gradle"
hello() // shorthand for 'hello.call()'
3

Fantastic. Now I understand why the error message said consider using a closure.

Thanks.