Package org.gradle.model

## Interface ModelElement

- All Superinterfaces:
    `Named`
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    `ApplicationBinarySpec`, `ApplicationSpec`, `AssemblerSourceSet`, `BinaryContainer`, `BinarySpec`, `BuildableComponentSpec`, `CheckableComponentSpec`, `ComponentSpec`, `ComponentSpecContainer`, `CppSourceSet`, `CSourceSet`, `CUnitTestSuiteBinarySpec`, `CUnitTestSuiteSpec`, `DependentSourceSet`, `DependentSourceSet`, `FunctionalSourceSet`, `GeneralComponentSpec`, `GoogleTestTestSuiteBinarySpec`, `GoogleTestTestSuiteSpec`, `HeaderExportingSourceSet`, `LanguageSourceSet`, `LibraryBinarySpec`, `LibrarySpec`, `ModelMap<T>`, `ModelSet<T>`, `NativeBinarySpec`, `NativeComponentSpec`, `NativeExecutableBinarySpec`, `NativeExecutableSpec`, `NativeLibraryBinarySpec`, `NativeLibrarySpec`, `NativeResourceSet`, `NativeTestSuiteBinarySpec`, `NativeTestSuiteSpec`, `ObjectiveCppSourceSet`, `ObjectiveCSourceSet`, `PlatformAwareComponentSpec`, `SharedLibraryBinarySpec`, `SourceComponentSpec`, `StaticLibraryBinarySpec`, `TargetedNativeComponent`, `TestSuiteBinarySpec`, `TestSuiteContainer`, `TestSuiteSpec`, `VariantComponent`, `VariantComponentSpec`, `WindowsResourceSet`
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    `org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractBuildableComponentSpec`, `org.gradle.platform.base.component.internal.AbstractComponentSpec`, `org.gradle.language.base.internal.AbstractLanguageSourceSet`, `BaseBinarySpec`, `BaseComponentSpec`, `BaseLanguageSourceSet`, `org.gradle.platform.base.component.internal.DefaultComponentSpec`

      @Incubating
      public interface ModelElement
      extends Named

  Represents an element in a model. Elements are arranged in a hierarchy.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Named

      `Named.Namer`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `java.lang.String` | `getDisplayName()` | Returns a human-consumable display name for this element.
    `java.lang.String` | `getName()` | Returns the name of this element.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getName

          java.lang.String getName()

      Returns the name of this element. Each element has a name associated with it, that uniquely identifies the element amongst its siblings. Some element have their name generated or automatically assigned, and for these elements the name may not be human consumable.
      Specified by:
        `getName` in interface `Named`
      Returns:
        The name. Never null.

    - #### getDisplayName

          java.lang.String getDisplayName()

      Returns a human-consumable display name for this element.