# ModelElement

@Incubating
interface ModelElement : Named

### Deprecated

The Gradle software model is deprecated and will be removed in Gradle 10. Use the new component model (e.g. `cpp-application`, `cpp-library`, `swift-application`, `swift-library`, `xctest`) instead.

Represents an element in a model. Elements are arranged in a hierarchy.

#### Inheritors

VariantComponent
ComponentSpec
ModelMap
ModelSet

## Functions

getDisplayName
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abstract fun getDisplayName(): String
Returns a human-consumable display name for this element.
getName
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abstract fun getName(): String
Returns the name of this element.