# BuildableModelElement

API Documentation: | `BuildableModelElement`

Known Subtypes: |
`BinarySpec` | `VisualStudioProject` | `PublicAssets`
`LanguageSourceSet` | `VisualStudioSolution` | `JvmClasses`

Note: This class is incubating and may change in a future version of Gradle.

A model element that is directly buildable. Such an element mirrors a specified lifecycle task in the task graph, and can accept dependencies which are then associated with the lifecycle task.

### Properties

Property | Description
`buildDependencies` | Returns a dependency which contains the tasks which build this artifact. All `Buildable` implementations must ensure that the returned dependency object is live, so that it tracks changes to the dependencies of this buildable.
`buildTask` | Incubating The 'lifecycle' task associated with the construction of this element.

### Methods

Method | Description
`builtBy(tasks)` | Incubating Adds a task that is required for the construction of this element. A task added this way is then added as a dependency of the associated lifecycle task.

### Script blocks

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### Property details

#### `TaskDependency` `buildDependencies` (read-only)

Returns a dependency which contains the tasks which build this artifact. All `Buildable` implementations must ensure that the returned dependency object is live, so that it tracks changes to the dependencies of this buildable.

#### `Task` `buildTask`

Note: This property is incubating and may change in a future version of Gradle.

The 'lifecycle' task associated with the construction of this element.

### Method details

#### `void` `builtBy`(``Object`...` tasks)

Note: This method is incubating and may change in a future version of Gradle.

Adds a task that is required for the construction of this element. A task added this way is then added as a dependency of the associated lifecycle task.