# SourceDirectorySet API and General Documentation

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/sourcedirectoryset-api-and-general-documentation/3560>\
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**Created:** [May 21, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/sourcedirectoryset-api-and-general-documentation/3560 "2013-05-21T05:27:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmcginty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/cmcginty/32/2209_2.png) [@cmcginty](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/cmcginty)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/sourcedirectoryset-api-and-general-documentation/3560/1 "2013-05-21T05:27:00Z")

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[http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/SourceDirectorySet.html](http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/SourceDirectorySet.html)

What are the concrete classes that implement SourceDirectorySet Interface?

How do you instantiate a SourceDirectorySet? Where in the API documentation is this defined, if at all?

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Niederwieser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@Peter\_Niederwieser](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Peter_Niederwieser)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/sourcedirectoryset-api-and-general-documentation/3560/2 "2013-05-21T08:03:00Z")

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You cannot currently instantiate a source directory set, at least not using public APIs. A new model that supports this is being worked on.