Gradle task - pass arguments to Java application
arguments, gradle, java
Solution
Since Gradle 4.9, the command line arguments can be passed with --args. For example, if you want to launch the application with command line arguments `foo --bar`, you can use
gradle run --args='foo --bar'
See Also Gradle Application Plugin
How to upgrade Gradle wrapper
Problem
I have a Java application that runs with a custom gradle task and the application requires some arguments upon being invoked. These are: ``` programName ( string | -f filename | -d key | -h) Options: string Message to be used. -d key Use default messages, key must be s[hort], m[edium] or l[ong]. -f filename Use specified file as input. -h Help dialog. ``` Gradle task looks like: ``` task run (type: JavaExec){ description = "Secure algorythm testing" main = 'main.Test' classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath } ``` I've tried running `gradle run -h` and it does not work.