Android Gradle custom task per variant
It happens because the logic is executed at configuration time. Try adding an action (<<):
android.applicationVariants.all { variant -> task ("myCustomTask${variant.name.capitalize()}") << { println "*** TEST ***" println variant.name.capitalize() }}
Following Opal's answer and the deprecation of << operator since Gradle 3.2, the correct answer should be:
android.applicationVariants.all { variant -> task ("myCustomTask${variant.name.capitalize()}") { // This code runs at configuration time // You can for instance set the description of the defined task description = "Custom task for variant ${variant.name}" // This will set the `doLast` action for the task.. doLast { // ..and so this code will run at task execution time println "*** TEST ***" println variant.name.capitalize() } }}