# Modify sourceSets from Gradle Plugin
**URL:** https://discuss.gradle.org/t/modify-sourcesets-from-gradle-plugin/44101
**Category:** Help/Discuss
**Created:** [October 25, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/modify-sourcesets-from-gradle-plugin/44101 "2022-10-25T19:02:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@SvenWollinger](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/SvenWollinger)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/modify-sourcesets-from-gradle-plugin/44101/1 "2022-10-25T19:02:11Z")
Hi! So im writing a gradle plugin and id like to configure sourceSets.
In my apply method i have the project instance, but i cannot seem to find any way to access the sourceSets from it.
What is the intended way of doing so?
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### Author:  [@justsomeone](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/justsomeone)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/modify-sourcesets-from-gradle-plugin/44101/2 "2022-10-25T20:40:11Z")
Hello @SvenWollinger
i am new to gradle so this what i find
sourceSets is part of the java plugin so make sure your project has this plugin not sure if there other plugin offer that then
````gradle
getExtensions() // this will get you all extension applied to your project
.findByType(JavaPluginExtension.class) // this will get the javaplugin extension for this project
.sourceSets // this will get you the sourceSets```
hope that help and have a nice day :)
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### Author:  [@SvenWollinger](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/SvenWollinger)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/modify-sourcesets-from-gradle-plugin/44101/3 "2022-10-25T21:02:17Z")
Amazing! Thank you so much! Hope you have an amazing day 🙂
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### Author:  [@justsomeone](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/justsomeone)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/modify-sourcesets-from-gradle-plugin/44101/4 "2022-10-26T11:45:37Z")
@SvenWollinger you very welcome and thanks a lot 🙂