copy(out, b[0:n])
	rb := reorderBuffer{f: *ft, src: src, nsrc: len(b), out: out, flushF: appendFlush}
	return doAppendInner(&rb, n)
}

// String returns f(s).
func (f Form) String(s string) string {
	src := inputString(s)
	ft := formTable[f]
	n, ok := ft.quickSpan(src, 0, len(s), true)
	if ok {
		return s
	}
	out := make([]byte, n, len(s))
	copy(out, s[0:n])

	copy(out, b[0:n])
	rb := reorderBuffer{f: *ft, src: src, nsrc: len(b), out: out, flushF: appendFlush}
	return doAppendInner(&rb, n)
}

// String returns f(s).
func (f Form) String(s string) string {
	src := inputString(s)
	ft := formTable[f]
	n, ok := ft.quickSpan(src, 0, len(s), true)
	if ok {
		return s
	}
	out := make([]byte, n, len(s))
	copy(out, s[0:n])

        file("inputs2").createDir()

        buildFile """
            class MyConfig {
                @Input String inputString
                @InputFile File inputFile
                @OutputFiles Set<File> outputFiles
            }

            class MyTask extends DefaultTask {
                @Input String inputString
                @Nested MyConfig nested = new MyConfig()
                @InputFile File inputFile

    }

    @SuppressWarnings("GrDeprecatedAPIUsage")
    static class SimpleTask extends DefaultTask {
        @Input
        String inputString
        @InputFile
        File inputFile
        @InputDirectory
        File inputDirectory
        @InputFiles
        File inputFiles
        @OutputFile
        File outputFile

	context(pos int) lazyFlag
}

// inputString scans a string.
type inputString struct {
	str string
}

func (i *inputString) step(pos int) (rune, int) {
	if pos < len(i.str) {
		c := i.str[pos]
		if c < utf8.RuneSelf {
			return rune(c), 1
		}
		return utf8.DecodeRuneInString(i.str[pos:])
	}
	return endOfText, 0
}

func (i *inputString) canCheckPrefix() bool {
	return true
}

                }
            }

            def inputString = providers.gradleProperty('input').getOrElse('input')

            task myTask(type: TaskWithNestedIterable) {
                outputFile = file('build/output.txt')
                beans = [[new NestedBean(inputString)], [new NestedBean('secondInput')]]
            }
        """
        def task = ':myTask'

	matchcap []int        // capture information for the match

	inputs inputs
}

type inputs struct {
	// cached inputs, to avoid allocation
	bytes  inputBytes
	string inputString
	reader inputReader
}

func (i *inputs) newBytes(b []byte) input {
	i.bytes.str = b
	return &i.bytes
}

func (i *inputs) newString(s string) input {
	i.string.str = s
	return &i.string
}

                inputSource = providers.gradleProperty("inputString")
                outputFile = project.layout.buildDirectory.file("output.txt")
            }
            """
        )

        val taskName = ":writeInputToFile"

        build(taskName, "-PinputString=string1").assertTasksExecutedAndNotSkipped(taskName)

        build(taskName, "-PinputString=string1").assertTasksSkipped(taskName)

====
[.multi-language-sample]
=====
.build.gradle.kts
[source,kotlin]
----
abstract class AllTypes : DefaultTask() {

    //inputs
    @get:Input
    abstract val inputString: Property<String>
    @get:InputFile
    abstract val inputFile: RegularFileProperty
    @get:InputDirectory
    abstract val inputDirectory: DirectoryProperty
    @get:InputFiles

                    }
                    final List<String> inputStrings = split(sides.get(0), ",");
                    inputs = new String[inputStrings.size()];
                    for (int i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
                        inputs[i] = unescape(inputStrings.get(i)).trim();
                    }