connection.getModel(GradleProject)
        }
        GradleTask taskT1 = model.tasks.find { it.name == 't1' }
        GradleTask taskBT2 = model.findByPath(':b').tasks.find { it.name == 't2' }
        GradleTask taskBCT1 = model.findByPath(':b:c').tasks.find { it.name == 't1' }
        def result = withBuild { BuildLauncher it ->
            it.forLaunchables(taskT1, taskBT2, taskBCT1)
        }

        then:

        then:
        container.findByPath("unknown") == null
        container.findByPath("task") == task
        container.findByName("task") == task
    }

    void "finds task by relative path"() {
        when:
        Task task = task("task")
        expectTaskLookupInOtherProject("sub", "task", task)

        then:
        container.findByPath("sub:task") == task
    }

        buildFile << """
            tasks.register("dependency")
        """

        file("foo/build.gradle") << """
            tasks.register("dependent") {
                inputs.files(parent.tasks.findByPath(':dependency'))
            }
        """

        when:
        configurationCacheFails ":foo:dependent"

        then:
        problems.assertFailureHasProblems(failure) {

            DefaultIdeaModule model = new DefaultIdeaModule()
                .setName(isolatedIdeaModule.getName())
                .setGradleProject(rootGradleProject.findByPath(project.getPath()))
                .setContentRoots(Collections.singletonList(isolatedIdeaModule.getContentRoot()))
                .setJdkName(isolatedIdeaModule.getJdkName())

| link:{javadocPath}/org/gradle/api/tasks/TaskContainer.html#getByPath-java.lang.String-[TaskContainer.getByPath()]
| Do not use.

| link:{javadocPath}/org/gradle/api/tasks/TaskContainer.html#findByPath-java.lang.String-[TaskContainer.findByPath()]
| Do not use.

| link:{javadocPath}/org/gradle/api/tasks/TaskContainer.html#replace-java.lang.String-[TaskContainer.replace()]
| Avoid calling this. The behavior may change in the future.

        return doCreate(taskIdentityFactory.recreate(name, type, project, uniqueId), null, Actions.doNothing());
    }

    @Override
    public Task findByPath(String path) {
        Path.validatePath(path);
        if (!path.contains(Project.PATH_SEPARATOR)) {
            return findByName(path);
        }

        DefaultEclipseProject eclipseProject = new DefaultEclipseProject(name, project.getPath(), description, project.getProjectDir(), children).setGradleProject(rootGradleProject.findByPath(project.getPath()));

        for (DefaultEclipseProject child : children) {
            child.setParent(eclipseProject);
        }
        addProject(project, eclipseProject);
        return eclipseProject;

     * exists.</p>
     *
     * @param path the path of the task to be returned
     * @return The task. Returns null if so such task exists.
     */
    @Nullable
    Task findByPath(String path);

    /**
     * <p>Locates a task by path. You can supply a task name, a relative path, or an absolute path. Relative paths are