# StopActionException

open class StopActionException : GradleException

A `StopActionException` is be thrown by a task org.gradle.api.Action or task action closure to stop its own execution and to start execution of the task's next action. An action can usually be stopped by just calling return inside the action closure. But if the action works with helper methods that can lead to redundant code. For example:

        List existentSourceDirs = HelperUtil.getExistentSourceDirs()
        if (!existentSourceDirs) {return}

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If the `getExistentSourceDirs()` throws a `StopActionException` instead, the tasks does not need the if statement.

Note that throwing this exception does not fail the execution of the task or the build.

## Constructors

StopActionException
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constructor()
constructor(message: String)

## Properties

cause
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open val cause: Throwable
stackTrace
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open var stackTrace: Array<StackTraceElement>

## Functions

addSuppressed
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fun addSuppressed(exception: Throwable)
fillInStackTrace
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open fun fillInStackTrace(): Throwable
getLocalizedMessage
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open fun getLocalizedMessage(): String
getMessage
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open fun getMessage(): String
getSuppressed
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fun getSuppressed(): Array<Throwable>
initCause
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open fun initCause(cause: Throwable): Throwable
printStackTrace
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open fun printStackTrace()
toString
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open fun toString(): String