# withGradleBuild

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Java](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java.md)
- Version: `13.6.0-preview.1.26478.8`
- Kind: `method`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/tree/f4c27f2d43ddc1cacd0dd083b30d1fea1cee7a62)

Runs a Gradle build before the Java application starts.

## Definition

```typescript
interface JavaAppResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  withGradleBuild(args: string[]): JavaAppResource
}
```

## Parameters

- `args` (`string[]`)

## Returns

[JavaAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java/javaappresource.md) `builder`

## Applies to

- [JavaAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java/javaappresource.md)