<@U7A7U4XH7> something like this? ```(task("test")...

# gradle

[mbonnin]

@leigh something like this?

(task("test") as Test?)?.testLogging?.showStandardStreams = true

[leigh]

thanks @mbonnin! i gave this a try and i got the following error:

A problem occurred configuring root project '...'.
> Cannot add task ':test' as a task with that name already exists.

[mbonnin]

oups

[mbonnin]

(task["test"] as Test?)?.testLogging?.showStandardStreams = true

[mbonnin]

?

[mbonnin]

sorry I don't have a valid setup anymore so I cannot try but the idea would be to retrieve the "test" task somehow

[leigh]

yeah seems it doesn't like the square brackets. it errored suggesting ()

e: build.gradle.kts:14:2: Function invocation 'task(...)' expected
e: build.gradle.kts:14:2: None of the following functions can be called with the arguments supplied: 
public open fun task(p0: String): Task defined in Build_gradle
public open fun task(p0: String, p1: Closure<(raw) Any!>): Task defined in Build_gradle
public open fun task(p0: (Mutable)Map<String!, *>, p1: String): Task defined in Build_gradle
public open fun task(p0: (Mutable)Map<String!, *>, p1: String, p2: Closure<(raw) Any!>): Task defined in Build_gradle

[mbonnin]

let me check

[mkobit]

https://stackoverflow.com/a/46126491/627727 adapted for Test::class and test as the task name would work

[mbonnin]

tasks.getByName("test")

[mkobit]

that works too, but you have to cast it as Test

[leigh]

ah perfect that worked thank you!

[dagguh]

tasks["test"] should work as well
also, no need to cast to Test? go for Test