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If I want to set a property in my gralde.properties file, how do I get it in my module (multi-module project)? I'm using latest gradle and kotlin DSL.
property is: `a.b.c=Hello World`

I've found this solution online but I'm wondering if there is a better way:
<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55799287/how-to-read-a-dotted-gradle-property-in-kotlin-dsl>

In every module, there's a `rootProject` available which you can access to retrieve extra properties. For example
```val pluginsDir: File by rootProject.extra```
But usually the regular `project` should work, too:
```val ktorVersion: String by project```
Is a line from the top of a one of my modules' `build.gradle.kts`

I prefer using <https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/build_environment.html#sec:gradle_configuration_properties|Gradle properties>, accessed using `providers.gradleProperty("a.b.c")`

1. the values are available via the <https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/lazy_configuration.html|Provider API>, which has a lot of benefits
2. the values can have sensible defaults in the project's `gradle.properties` file, but can be overridden easily, which is useful for CI/CD or on other developer's machines

Yes saw that String by project but that doesn't work with dots properties

I wasn't aware of the Provider API :+1: Always used the delegated properties to access `gradle.properties` values. Thanks for the tip, having a dedicated mechanism (apart from shunting in a new `gradle.properties`) to override in CI/CD is certainly valuable.

<@U02NU55QJD6> ah, right. But `
```providers.gradleProperty("a.b.c").get()```
should work?

&gt;  having a dedicated mechanism (apart from shunting in a new `gradle.properties`) to override in CI/CD is certainly valuable
That has nothing to do with `by ...` or `gradleProperty`, the same overrides work either way.

All these work for example:
```println(project.findProperty("a.b.c"))
println(providers.gradleProperty("a.b.c").get())
println(project.property("a.b.c"))```

Just the `by ...` does not work as even with back-ticks, dots are not valid in property names.

I find the providers.gradleProperty("my.property") the cleanest way to go. Thanks for the tips.