/**
     * Returns whether this dependency should be resolved including or excluding its transitive dependencies.
     *
     * @see #setTransitive(boolean)
     */
    boolean isTransitive();

    /**
     * Sets whether this dependency should be resolved including or excluding its transitive dependencies. The artifacts

	// ConnectStart is called before a Dial, excluding Dials made
	// during DNS lookups. In the case of DualStack (Happy Eyeballs)
	// dialing, this may be called multiple times, from multiple
	// goroutines.
	ConnectStart func(network, addr string)

	// ConnectDone is called after a Dial with the results, excluding
	// Dials made during DNS lookups. It may also be called multiple

rootProject.name = 'excluding-transitive-dependencies-for-dependency'...

        'excluding by group'                               | [group: 'com.company']                    | ['test-1.45.jar', 'foo-2.0.jar', 'bar-3.0.jar']
        'excluding by module and group'                    | [group: 'com.company', module: 'company'] | ['test-1.45.jar', 'foo-2.0.jar', 'bar-3.0.jar', 'other-company-4.0.jar']

rootProject.name = 'excluding-transitive-dependencies-for-configuration'...

rootProject.name = "excluding-transitive-dependencies-for-configuration"...

rootProject.name = "excluding-transitive-dependencies-for-dependency"...

apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: feature
area: installation
releaseNotes:
  - |

    public SourceFolder(Node node) {
        super(node);
        this.output = normalizePath((String) node.attribute("output"));
        this.includes = parseNodeListAttribute(node, "including");
        this.excludes = parseNodeListAttribute(node, "excluding");
    }

    private List<String> parseNodeListAttribute(Node node, String attributeName) {
        Object attribute = node.attribute(attributeName);
        if (attribute == null) {

====

[[sec:excluding-transitive-deps]]
== Excluding transitive dependencies

While the previous section showed how you can enforce a certain version of a transitive dependency, this section covers _excludes_ as a way to remove a transitive dependency completely.

[WARNING]
====
Similar to forcing a version of a dependency, excluding a dependency completely requires a conscious decision.