org.apache.tools.ant
Class Location

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable

public class Location
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Stores the location of a piece of text within a file (file name, line number and column number). Note that the column number is currently ignored.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
static Location UNKNOWN_LOCATION
          Location to use when one is needed but no information is available
 
Constructor Summary
Location(org.xml.sax.Locator loc)
          Creates a location from the SAX locator using the system ID as the filename.
Location(java.lang.String fileName)
          Creates a location consisting of a file name but no line number or column number.
Location(java.lang.String fileName, int lineNumber, int columnNumber)
          Creates a location consisting of a file name, line number and column number.
 
Method Summary
 boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)
          Equality operation.
 java.lang.String getFileName()
           
 int getLineNumber()
           
 int hashCode()
          Hash operation.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Returns the file name, line number, a colon and a trailing space.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

UNKNOWN_LOCATION

public static final Location UNKNOWN_LOCATION
Location to use when one is needed but no information is available

Constructor Detail

Location

public Location(java.lang.String fileName)
Creates a location consisting of a file name but no line number or column number.

Parameters:
fileName - The name of the file. May be null, in which case the location is equivalent to UNKNOWN_LOCATION.

Location

public Location(org.xml.sax.Locator loc)
Creates a location from the SAX locator using the system ID as the filename.

Parameters:
loc - Must not be null.
Since:
Ant 1.6

Location

public Location(java.lang.String fileName,
                int lineNumber,
                int columnNumber)
Creates a location consisting of a file name, line number and column number.

Parameters:
fileName - The name of the file. May be null, in which case the location is equivalent to UNKNOWN_LOCATION.
lineNumber - Line number within the file. Use 0 for unknown positions within a file.
columnNumber - Column number within the line.
Method Detail

getFileName

public java.lang.String getFileName()
Returns:
the filename portion of the location
Since:
Ant 1.6

getLineNumber

public int getLineNumber()
Returns:
the line number
Since:
Ant 1.6

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Returns the file name, line number, a colon and a trailing space. An error message can be appended easily. For unknown locations, an empty string is returned.

Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
a String of the form "fileName:lineNumber: " if both file name and line number are known, "fileName: " if only the file name is known, and the empty string for unknown locations.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)
Equality operation.

Overrides:
equals in class java.lang.Object
Parameters:
other - the object to compare to.
Returns:
true if the other object contains the same information as this object.
Since:
Ant 1.6.3

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Hash operation.

Overrides:
hashCode in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
a hash code value for this location.
Since:
Ant 1.6.3


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