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== Reference

. Gradle's API link:{javadocPath}/index.html[Javadocs^]
. Gradle's link:{groovyDslPath}/index.html[Groovy DSL^]
. Gradle's link:{kotlinDslPath}/index.html[Kotlin DSL^]

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=== 3. API Reference

Gradle's API references can be found in the links below:

- link:{javadocPath}/index.html[Javadocs^]
- link:{groovyDslPath}/index.html[Groovy DSL Reference^]

If you need to eagerly configure or register container elements simply replace link:{kotlinDslPath}/gradle/org.gradle.kotlin.dsl/existing.html[`existing()`] with link:{kotlinDslPath}/gradle/org.gradle.kotlin.dsl/getting.html[`getting()`] and link:{kotlinDslPath}/gradle/org.gradle.kotlin.dsl/registering.html[`registering()`] with link:{kotlinDslPath}/gradle/org.gradle.kotlin.dsl/creating.html[`creating()`].
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- In the Groovy DSL, the `Settings` object documentation is found link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.initialization.Settings.html[here].
- In the Kotlin DSL, the `Settings` object documentation is found link:{kotlinDslPath}/gradle/org.gradle.api.initialization/-settings/index.html[here].

Many top-level properties and blocks in a settings script are part of the Settings API.

==== Plugin compatibility changes

A plugin compiled with Gradle >= 8.2 that makes use of the Kotlin DSL functions link:{kotlinDslPath}/gradle/org.gradle.kotlin.dsl/the.html[`Project.the<T>()`], link:{kotlinDslPath}/gradle/org.gradle.kotlin.dsl/the.html[`Project.the(KClass)`] or link:{kotlinDslPath}/gradle/org.gradle.kotlin.dsl/configure.html[`Project.configure<T> {}`] cannot run on Gradle <= 6.1.