xml.attributes().put("name", rootElement)
        }
    }

    def loadsFromXmlFile() {
        def inputFile = tmpDir.file('input.xml')
        inputFile.text = '<root name="some-xml"/>'

        when:
        object.load(inputFile)

        then:
        rootElement == 'some-xml'
    }

    def loadsFromDefaultResource() {
        when:
        object.loadDefaults()

    def "changes are detected when parent of input is symlinked"() {
        def targetDir = file("target")
        def inputFile = targetDir.file("input.txt")
        def linkedDir = file("linked-dir").createLink(targetDir)

        inputFile.text = "original"

        buildFile << """
            task myTask {
                def outputFile = file("build/output.txt")

        succeeds("custom")
        then:
        result.assertTasksExecuted(":custom")

        where:
        inputType      | inputValue
        InputFile      | 'file("inputs/input")'
        InputDirectory | 'file("inputs")'
        InputFiles     | 'files("inputs")'
        Input          | '{ layout.projectDirectory.file("inputs/input").asFile.text }'
    }

If you are using Groovy, it's likely that you unintentionally added the `private` modifier to a property declaration:

```groovy
@InputFile
RegularFileProperty inputFile // this is a public property

@InputFile
private RegularFileProperty inputFile // this is a field, remove the `private` modifier
```

[[ignored_annotations_on_method]]
== Invalid annotation on method

                File outputFile

                @InputFile
                @PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.NONE)
                File inputFile

                @TaskAction
                public void makeOutput() {
                    outputFile.text = "done"
                }
            }

            task cacheable(type: CustomTask) {
                inputFile = file("input")

    @SuppressWarnings("GrDeprecatedAPIUsage")
    static class SimpleTask extends DefaultTask {
        @Input
        String inputString
        @InputFile
        File inputFile
        @InputDirectory
        File inputDirectory
        @InputFiles
        File inputFiles
        @OutputFile
        File outputFile
        @OutputFiles
        Set<File> outputFiles
        @OutputDirectory

package com.example;

import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask;
import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty;
import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFile;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.Internal;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.PathSensitive;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.PathSensitivity;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

import org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractBuildableComponentSpec;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.IgnoreEmptyDirectories;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFile;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFiles;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.Internal;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.Optional;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.PathSensitive;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.PathSensitivity;

        <title>Properties</title>
        <table>
            <thead>
                <tr>
                    <td>Name</td>
                </tr>
            </thead>
            <tr>
                <td>inputFile</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>outputFile</td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    </section>
    <section>
        <title>Methods</title>
        <table>

@CacheableTask
abstract class AssembleDslDocTask extends DefaultTask {
    @PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.NONE)
    @InputFile
    abstract RegularFileProperty getSourceFile();

    @PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.NONE)
    @InputFile
    abstract RegularFileProperty getClassMetaDataFile();

    @PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.NONE)
    @InputFile
    abstract RegularFileProperty getPluginsMetaDataFile();

    @PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.RELATIVE)