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## org.gradle.api.java.archives
[Java] Interface Manifest

    public interface Manifest

Represents the manifest file of a JAR file.

Method Summary
`Manifest` | `attributes(Map attributes)` Adds content to the main attributes of the manifest.
`Manifest` | `attributes(Map attributes, String sectionName)` Adds content to the given section of the manifest.
`Manifest` | `from(Object... mergePath)` Specifies other manifests to be merged into this manifest.
`Manifest` | `from(Object mergePath, Closure closure)` Specifies other manifests to be merged into this manifest.
`Attributes` | `getAttributes()` Returns the main attributes of the manifest.
`Manifest` | `getEffectiveManifest()` Returns a new manifest instance where all the attribute values are expanded (e.g. there toString method is called).
`Map` | `getSections()` Returns the sections of the manifest (excluding the main section).
`Manifest` | `writeTo(Writer writer)` Writes the manifest into a writer.
`Manifest` | `writeTo(Object path)` Writes the manifest into a file.

Method Detail

### attributes

    public Manifest attributes(Map attributes)

  Adds content to the main attributes of the manifest.
  throws:
    ManifestException If a key is invalid according to the manifest spec or if a key or value is null.
  Parameters:
    `attributes` - The values to add to the main attributes. The values can be any object. For evaluating the value objects their Object.toString method is used. This is done lazily either before writing or when getEffectiveManifest() is called.
  Returns:
    this

### attributes

    public Manifest attributes(Map attributes, String sectionName)

  Adds content to the given section of the manifest.
  throws:
    ManifestException If a key is invalid according to the manifest spec or if a key or value is null.
  Parameters:
    `attributes` - The values to add to the section. The values can be any object. For evaluating the value objects their Object.toString method is used. This is done lazily either before writing or when getEffectiveManifest() is called.
    `sectionName` - The name of the section
  Returns:
    this

### from

    public Manifest from(Object... mergePath)

  Specifies other manifests to be merged into this manifest. A merge path can either be another instance of Manifest or a file path as interpreted by Project.files. The merge is not happening instantaneously. It happens either before writing or when getEffectiveManifest() is called.
  Parameters:
    mergePath
  Returns:
    this

### from

    public Manifest from(Object mergePath, Closure closure)

  Specifies other manifests to be merged into this manifest. A merge path is interpreted as described in from(Object...). The merge is not happening instantaneously. It happens either before writing or when getEffectiveManifest() is called. The closure configures the underlying ManifestMergeSpec.
  Parameters:
    mergePath
    closure
  Returns:
    this

### getAttributes

    public Attributes getAttributes()

  Returns the main attributes of the manifest.

### getEffectiveManifest

    public Manifest getEffectiveManifest()

  Returns a new manifest instance where all the attribute values are expanded (e.g. there toString method is called). The returned manifest also contains all the attributes of the to be merged manifests specified in from(Object...).

### getSections

    public Map getSections()

  Returns the sections of the manifest (excluding the main section).
  Returns:
    A map with the sections, where the key represents the section name and value the section attributes.

### writeTo

    public Manifest writeTo(Writer writer)

  Writes the manifest into a writer.
  Parameters:
    `writer` - The writer to write the manifest to
  Returns:
    this

### writeTo

    public Manifest writeTo(Object path)

  Writes the manifest into a file. The path's are resolved as defined by Project.files
  Parameters:
    `path` - The path of the file to write the manifest into.
  Returns:
    this

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