Deprecated API

Deprecated Classes
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copydir
          The copydir task is deprecated since Ant 1.2. Use copy instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copyfile
          The copyfile task is deprecated since Ant 1.2. Use copy instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Deltree
          The deltree task is deprecated since Ant 1.2. Use delete instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Exec
          delegate to Execute instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Jikes
          merged into the class Javac. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.JikesOutputParser
          use Jikes' exit value to detect compilation failure. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.KeySubst
          KeySubst is deprecated since Ant 1.1. Use Filter + Copy instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.MimeMail
          Use EmailTask instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Rename
          The rename task is deprecated since Ant 1.2. Use move instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.RenameExtensions
          Use <move> instead 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.TaskOutputStream
          use LogOutputStream instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.Test
          testlet has been abandoned in favor of JUnit by the Avalon community 
 

Deprecated Fields
org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType.checked
          The user should not be directly referencing variable. Please use DataType.setChecked(boolean) or DataType.isChecked() instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner.DEFAULTEXCLUDES
          use the getDefaultExcludes method instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.Task.description
          You should not be accessing this variable directly. 
org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType.description
          The user should not be directly referencing variable. Please use DataType.setDescription(java.lang.String) or DataType.getDescription() instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.FAIL
          Tar.FAIL is deprecated and is replaced with Tar.TarLongFileMode.FAIL 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.GNU
          Tar.GNU is deprecated and is replaced with Tar.TarLongFileMode.GNU 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.JAVA_1_0
          Use JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_0 instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.JAVA_1_1
          Use JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_1 instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.JAVA_1_2
          Use JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_2 instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.JAVA_1_3
          Use JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_3 instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.JAVA_1_4
          Use JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_4 instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.Task.location
          You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the Task.getLocation() method. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.OMIT
          Tar.OMIT is deprecated and is replaced with Tar.TarLongFileMode.OMIT 
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent.project
          You should not be directly accessing this variable directly. You should access project object via the getProject() or setProject() accessor/mutators. 
org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType.ref
          The user should not be directly referencing variable. Please use DataType.getRefid() instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.Task.target
          You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the Task.getOwningTarget() method. 
org.apache.tools.ant.Task.taskName
          You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the Task.getTaskName() method. 
org.apache.tools.ant.Task.taskType
          You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the Task.getTaskType() method. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.TRUNCATE
          Tar.TRUNCATE is deprecated and is replaced with Tar.TarLongFileMode.TRUNCATE 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.WARN
          Tar.WARN is deprecated and is replaced with Tar.TarLongFileMode.WARN 
org.apache.tools.ant.Task.wrapper
          You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the Task.getWrapper() method. 
 

Deprecated Methods
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.DefaultCompilerAdapter.addExtdirsToClasspath(Path)
          use org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path#addExtdirs instead 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.addFilter(String, String)
          Use getGlobalFilterSet().addFilter(token,value) 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit.JUnitTask.addSysproperty(Environment.Variable)
          since ant 1.6 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.archiveIsUpToDate(String[])
          use the two-arg version instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.configure(Object, AttributeList, Project)
          Use IntrospectionHelper for each property 
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.configureProject(Project, File)
          Use the non-static parse method 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(File, File)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(File, File, boolean)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(File, File, boolean, boolean)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(File, File, boolean, boolean, boolean)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(String, String)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(String, String, boolean)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(String, String, boolean, boolean)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(String, String, boolean, boolean, boolean)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.createDynamicElement(String)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.IntrospectionHelper.createElement(Project, Object, String)
          This is not a namespace aware method. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jdepend.JDependTask.createSourcespath()
            
org.apache.tools.ant.util.CollectionUtils.equals(Dictionary, Dictionary)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.util.CollectionUtils.equals(Vector, Vector)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.RuntimeConfigurable.getAttributes()
          Deprecated since Ant 1.6 in favor of RuntimeConfigurable.getAttributeMap(). 
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.getContextClassLoader()
          Use LoaderUtils.getContextClassLoader() 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.getFilters()
          Use getGlobalFilterSet().getFilterHash() 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.getJavaVersion()
          use org.apache.tools.ant.util.JavaEnvUtils instead 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jdepend.JDependTask.getSourcespath()
            
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.TraXLiaison.getSystemId(File)
          use org.apache.tools.ant.util.JAXPUtils#getSystemId instead 
org.apache.tools.ant.AntClassLoader.initializeClass(Class)
          use Class.forName with initialize=true instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.parsePropertyString(String, Vector, Vector)
          Use PropertyHelper 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.SQLExec.printResults(PrintStream)
          use the two arg version instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.util.CollectionUtils.putAll(Dictionary, Dictionary)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(Project, String)
          Use project.replaceProperties() 
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(Project, String, Hashtable)
          Use PropertyHelper 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.resolveFile(String, File)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.FTP.setAction(String)
          setAction(String) is deprecated and is replaced with setAction(FTP.Action) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do the work and also to encapsulate operations on the type in its own class. 
org.apache.tools.ant.RuntimeConfigurable.setAttributes(AttributeList)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ReplaceRegExp.setByLine(String)
          - use setByLine(boolean) 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.FixCRLF.setCr(FixCRLF.AddAsisRemove)
          use setEol instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.setDefaultTarget(String)
          use setDefault 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Unpack.setDest(String)
          setDest(String) is deprecated and is replaced with setDest(File) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do the work and also to encapsulate operations on the type in its own class. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Ear.setEarfile(File)
          Use setDestFile(destfile) instead 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javadoc.setExtdirs(String)
          Use the Javadoc.setExtdirs(Path) version. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Zip.setFile(File)
          Use setDestFile(File) instead 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.setFileLastModified(File, long)
            
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ANTLR.setGlib(String)
          since ant 1.6 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Jar.setJarfile(File)
          Use setDestFile(File) instead 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.setLongfile(String)
          setLongFile(String) is deprecated and is replaced with setLongFile(Tar.TarLongFileMode) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do the work and also to encapsulate operations on the mode in its own class. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.SendEmail.setMailport(Integer)
          Use EmailTask.setMailport(int) instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteJava.setOutput(PrintStream)
          manage output at the task level 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copy.setPreserveLastModified(String)
          setPreserveLastModified(String) has been deprecated and replaced with setPreserveLastModified(boolean) to consistently let the Introspection mechanism work. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.DefBase.setReverseLoader(boolean)
          stop using this attribute 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Unpack.setSrc(String)
          setSrc(String) is deprecated and is replaced with setSrc(File) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do the work and also to encapsulate operations on the type in its own class. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.setTarfile(File)
          for consistency with other tasks, please use setDestFile() 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.PathConvert.setTargetos(String)
          use the method taking a TargetOs argument instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Available.setType(String)
          setType(String) is deprecated and is replaced with setType(Available.FileDir) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do the work and also to encapsulate operations on the type in its own class. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tstamp.CustomFormat.setUnit(String)
          setUnit(String) is deprecated and is replaced with setUnit(Tstamp.Unit) to make Ant's Introspection mechanism do the work and also to encapsulate operations on the unit in its own class. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.splash.SplashTask.setUseproxy(boolean)
          use org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.SetProxy 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Property.setUserProperty(boolean)
          This was never a supported feature and has been deprecated without replacement 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.War.setWarfile(File)
          Use setDestFile(File) instead 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Zip.setZipfile(File)
          Use setDestFile(File) instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.types.CommandlineJava.size()
          please dont use this -it effectively creates the entire command. 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Touch.touch(File)
            
 

Deprecated Constructors
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteWatchdog(int)
          Use constructor with a long type instead. (1.4.x compatibility) 
org.apache.tools.ant.Main(String[])
            
org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference()
          Please use Reference.Reference(Project,String) instead. 
org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference(String)
          Please use Reference.Reference(Project,String) instead. 
 



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