Running Gradle application with parameters in NetBeans

Question

I want to run Gradle application with my own parameter in NetBeans.

Example:

java - jar NameOfJarFile -MyParametere valueOfParameter

And what I must do to run my application with that parameter?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '18 at 15:34

Although this is an old thread, it might be interesting to mention that I also had this problem using Netbeans and the Gradle plugin and I found 2 solutions, one of them a 'final' one.

Solution 1: not final
- I added the following line to my build.gradle file:
  
  cmdLineArgs = '-v -test'
  
  That seems to do the job.
  
  When I do a normal Run Main Project or Debug Main Project in NetBeans, all goes well. I get the two parameters as arguments to my main class.
  
  !!!However!!!: I get an error when I try to run a Clean and Build Main Project. The error is pointing to the cmdLineArgs line I added to my build.gradle file. This is the error message I get:
  
  A problem occurred evaluating root project 'PublicApiCheckerWithGradle'. Could not set unknown property 'cmdLineArgs' for root project 'PublicApiCheckerWithGradle' of type org.gradle.api.Project.
  
  I still don't know why this is...
  
  If someone has a better Gradle understanding than me and knows what causes this strange behaviour, I'm interested to know...
Solution 2: final
- Right-click on the NetBeans project, select Properties and then select Custom Variables in the Categories: section of the dialogue box that opens
- Add the following line in the Custom Variables: section: cmd-line-args=-v -test
- Close the dialogue box
  
  Now I can clean and rebuild, build and debug without any issues. The two arguments are always provided to my main method.

Hopefully it helps someone else too.

Best.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 03 '15 at 17:36

Ninad's answer is not valid, since the question was for a Gradle project. For Gradle projects, the project properties dialog doesn't have those options. Instead it has:

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Here is what the Project Properties dialog shows:

enter image description here Unfortunately, this is a question I also have. I have attempted to add a Custom Task that supplies the arguments, but when I do, I get a gradle build error which is attempting to run my first argument as a gradle task. It doesn't seem possible to supply arguments in a NetBeans gradle project.

I tried a workaround by going to the command line and running: "gradle jar" to create a jar. Then I tried the standard method of running a jar: "java -jar jarname.jar arg1 arg2" and I get an error from java that:

no main manifest attribute, in jarName.jar

You can use Custom Tasks to pass properties to the build process and modify your build.gradle to pass those properties to your application. See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23689054/problems-passing-system-properties-and-parameters-when-running-java-class-via-gr — Paul, Jun 05 '15 at 15:55

score -10 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 01 '14 at 12:48

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Right Click your project > properties > select Run in LHS panel > in Arguments textfield - enter parameters with spaces in between.

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answered Aug 01 '14 at 12:48

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The above is a screenshot of a NetBeans project that does **not** use the Gradle plugin. The OP explicitely addressed a Gradle issue with his NetBeans environment. – GeertVc Aug 15 '18 at 17:30

Running Gradle application with parameters in NetBeans

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