Syntax understanding of ext {}

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In build.gradle, some statements correspond to the method of a domain.
For example,
version = 0.01 corresponds to project.setVersion(0.01)

dependencies{}
corresponds to closure delegation to project’s DependencyHandler

But what does “ext{ property = value}” correspond to?
and how about the question below?
sourceSets{ corresponds to closure deletation to SourceSetContainer
main{ corresponds to what?
java{ corresponds to closure delegation to SourceDirectorySet

I am quite new to Gradle, and maybe the quesiton is quite simple for some experts.

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I’m not sure it’s allowed here, but I’ve written a blog post about properties in Gradle, where they come from and how they’re accessed/resolved – https://medium.com/tooploox/where-do-gradle-properties-come-from-bf77e43ee572

As for your other question – what do main and java correspond to, these come from an object container. I happen to have written about reading Gradle scripts in general as well – https://medium.com/@wasyl/understanding-android-gradle-build-files-e4b45b73cc4c

I think these two posts will clear a lot of your confusion (you may want to start with the second one). I’ll happily answer any questions you might have (if I can)

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