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:

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

[[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

            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()

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        when:
        run "myTask", "--debug"
        then:
        assertWatchedHierarchies([testDirectory])
        result.assertNotPostBuildOutput("Some of the file system contents retained in the virtual file system are on file systems that Gradle doesn't support watching.")
    }

    @Requires(UnitTestPreconditions.Windows)
    def "does not start watching on unsupported file system"() {

        return setFoo(setBar(bar))
    }

    static String setBar(String bar) {
        return "bar = \"${bar}\"\n"
    }

    static String setFoo(String contents) {
        return "foo {\n${contents}\n}"
    }

    static String setAll(String id, String bar) {
        return setId(id) + "\n" + setFooBar(bar)
    }

    static String addToList(String item) {

        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Reads and returns file contents. If some exception is triggered the method returns information about this exception.
     * Useful for including file contents in debug trace / exception messages.
     *
     * @param file to read
     * @return content of the file or the problem description in case file cannot be read.

        if (fileName.startsWith('maven-metadata.xml')) {
            if (fileName == 'maven-metadata.xml') {
                return clearLastUpdatedElementOf(repositoryFile.text)
            }
            // Ignore contents of maven-metadata.xml.sha256, etc, because hashes will most likely
            // change between runs due to <lastUpdated /> differences.
            return ''
        }
        return repositoryFile.text
    }