The method call returns the Ant data type, which you can use directly in your build script.
In the following example, we create an Ant `path` object, then iterate over the contents of it:

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include::sample[dir="snippets/ant/useAntType/kotlin",files="build.gradle.kts"]
include::sample[dir="snippets/ant/useAntType/groovy",files="build.gradle"]
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[[sec:using_custom_ant_tasks]]

[[changes_5.6]]
== Upgrading from 5.5 and earlier

=== Deprecations

==== Changing the contents of `ConfigurableFileCollection` task properties after task starts execution

When a task property has type `ConfigurableFileCollection`, then the file collection referenced by the property will ignore changes made to the contents of the collection once the task starts execution.
This has two benefits.

    }

    private void reportAccess(Object key, @Nullable Object value) {
        listener.onAccess(key, value);
    }

    private void reportAggregatingAccess() {
        // Mark all map contents as inputs if some aggregating access is used.
        delegate.forEach(this::reportAccess);
    }

    private void reportChange(Object key, Object value) {
        listener.onChange(key, value);
    }

    val stateType: StateType
    val stateFile: ConfigurationCacheStateStore.StateFile
    fun outputStream(): OutputStream
    fun inputStream(): InputStream
    fun delete()

    // Replace the contents of this state file, by moving the given file to the location of this state file
    fun moveFrom(file: File)
    fun stateFileForIncludedBuild(build: BuildDefinition): ConfigurationCacheStateFile
}


internal

     * <p>
     * It can be set using the system property {@code org.gradle.testkit.dir} for the test process,
     * <p>
     * The actual contents of this directory are an internal implementation detail and may change at any time.
     *
     * @param testKitDir the TestKit directory
     * @return {@code this}
     * @since 2.7
     */

            return [(GRADLE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_ENV_KEY): encryptionKeyAsBase64]
        }
        return [:]
    }

    private boolean isSubArray(byte[] contents, byte[] toFind) {
        Bytes.indexOf(contents, toFind) >= 0
    }

    private TestFile findRequiredKeystoreFile(boolean required = true) {
        def keyStoreDirFiles = keyStoreDir.allDescendants()

If the absolute path represents a tool being used it probably makes sense to track the tool version as an input instead.

For example, if you are using tools in your `Test` task called `integTest` which depend on the contents of the `LANG` variable you should do this:

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     * <p>
     * Specifying a locale causes javadoc to choose the resource files of that locale for messages
     * (strings in the navigation bar, headings for lists and tables, help file contents,
     * comments in stylesheet.css, and so forth).
     * It also specifies the sorting order for lists sorted alphabetically,
     * and the sentence separator to determine the end of the first sentence.

     * @param previouslyKnownSnapshots Snapshots already known to exist in the file system.
     * @param unfilteredSnapshotRecorder If the returned snapshot is filtered by the predicate, i.e. it doesn't have all the contents of the directory,
     * then this consumer will receive all the unfiltered snapshots within the snapshot directory.
     * For example, if an element of a directory is filtered out, the consumer will receive all the non-filtered out