How to add local .jar file dependency to build.gradle file?

Question

So I have tried to add my local .jar file dependency to my build.gradle file:

apply plugin: \'java\'

sourceSets {
    main {
        java {
            srcD         


        

Answer 1

The accepted answer is good, however, I would have needed various library configurations within my multi-project Gradle build to use the same 3rd-party Java library.

Adding '$rootProject.projectDir' to the 'dir' path element within my 'allprojects' closure meant each sub-project referenced the same 'libs' directory, and not a version local to that sub-project:

//gradle.build snippet
allprojects {
    ...

    repositories {
        //All sub-projects will now refer to the same 'libs' directory
        flatDir {
            dirs "$rootProject.projectDir/libs"
        }
        mavenCentral()
    }

    ...
}

EDIT by Quizzie: changed "${rootProject.projectDir}" to "$rootProject.projectDir" (works in the newest Gradle version).