.Ad-hoc task
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include::sample[dir="snippets/tasks/incrementalBuild-customTaskClass/kotlin",files="build.gradle.kts[tags=ad-hoc-task]"]
include::sample[dir="snippets/tasks/incrementalBuild-customTaskClass/groovy",files="build.gradle[tags=ad-hoc-task]"]

.Output of **`gradle processTemplatesAdHoc`**
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> gradle processTemplatesAdHoc
include::{snippetsPath}/tasks/incrementalBuild-customTaskClass/tests/incrementalAdHocTask.out[]
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The above example demonstrates the basic syntax and also highlights two major limitations of using the `copy()` method:

1. The `copy()` method is not <<incremental_build.adoc#incremental_build,incremental>>.
The example's `copyMethod` task will _always_ execute because it has no information about what files make up the task's inputs.
You have to define the task inputs and outputs manually.

 * The `Task.deleteAllActions()` method has been removed with no replacement.
 * The `Task.dependsOnTaskDidWork()` method has been removed — use <<incremental_build.adoc#incremental_build,declared inputs and outputs>> instead.