Gradle copy method not working when $buildDir.parent is used

Question

I need to execute a copy task before an integration test and this is how I am doing it.

    println "project dir is" +  "${buildDir.parent}"//this line prints the path of the directory fine when i run the script

    //here is my copy method which needs to run before the test task
    test.doFirst {
        copy {
            from '${buildDir.parent}/test/xx.xml'

            into '${buildDir.parent}/build/classes/test'

             }
        }

Below is the output on the console when I run gradle test:

Output: the project directory isC:\Users\xxx\git\xyz\xyz\xxx

However when I run the test task the file is not getting copied

Please help!

You ar talking about files but you just trying to copy one file xx.xml. Is it correct? — San Droid, Nov 10 '16 at 22:21
I have many copy methods in the doFirst, but they are all similar copy methods so I just posted one of those methods for convenience of reading. — SuryaVal, Nov 10 '16 at 22:23

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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Solved! I was using single quotes which don't support string interpolation.

Reference: by peter niederwieser at Gradle Single vs Double Quotes

edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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