How to create a gradle-based Java Project in Intellij IDEA 13.0.1 Community

Question

I want to start a empty project with Gradle in Intellij IDEA but it seems not so convenient as Eclipse does.

What I did is File->New Project->Gradle. And a project s

Answer 1

When creating new Gradle project, select "Create directories for empty content roots automatically".

New project will have those directories.

Answer 2

In latest IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition(2018.1), there's no Create directories for empty content roots automatically option available in New Project dialog. But we can go to Preferences...->Build, Execution, Deployment->Gradle and check the underlined option in the screenshot below.