org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs
Class Ant

java.lang.Object
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              +--org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Ant

public class Ant
extends Task

Build a sub-project.

  <target name="foo" depends="init">
    <ant antfile="build.xml" target="bar" >
      <property name="property1" value="aaaaa" />
      <property name="foo" value="baz" />
    </ant>
  </target>

  <target name="bar" depends="init">
    <echo message="prop is ${property1} ${foo}" />
  </target>
 

Since:
Ant 1.1

Nested Class Summary
static class Ant.Reference
          Helper class that implements the nested <reference> element of <ant> and <antcall>.
static class Ant.TargetElement
          Helper class that implements the nested <target> element of <ant> and <antcall>.
 
Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
description, location, target, taskName, taskType, wrapper
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
project
 
Constructor Summary
Ant()
           
 
Method Summary
 void addConfiguredTarget(Ant.TargetElement t)
          Add a target to this Ant invocation.
 void addPropertyset(PropertySet ps)
          Add a set of properties to pass to the new project.
 void addReference(Ant.Reference r)
          Add a Reference element identifying a data type to carry over to the new project.
 Property createProperty()
          Property to pass to the new project.
 void execute()
          Do the execution.
 void handleErrorFlush(java.lang.String output)
          Handles an error line by logging it with the WARN priority.
 void handleErrorOutput(java.lang.String output)
          Handles an error output by logging it with the WARN priority.
 void handleFlush(java.lang.String output)
          Handles output by logging it with the INFO priority.
 int handleInput(byte[] buffer, int offset, int length)
          Handle an input request by this task
 void handleOutput(java.lang.String output)
          Handles output by logging it with the INFO priority.
 void init()
          Creates a Project instance for the project to call.
 void setAntfile(java.lang.String s)
          The build file to use.
 void setDir(java.io.File d)
          The directory to use as a base directory for the new Ant project.
 void setInheritAll(boolean value)
          If true, pass all properties to the new Ant project.
 void setInheritRefs(boolean value)
          If true, pass all references to the new Ant project.
 void setOutput(java.lang.String s)
          Set the filename to write the output to.
 void setTarget(java.lang.String s)
          The target of the new Ant project to execute.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
getDescription, getLocation, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, isInvalid, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setDescription, setLocation, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
getProject, setProject
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Ant

public Ant()
Method Detail

setInheritAll

public void setInheritAll(boolean value)
If true, pass all properties to the new Ant project. Defaults to true.

Parameters:
value - if true pass all properties to the new Ant project.

setInheritRefs

public void setInheritRefs(boolean value)
If true, pass all references to the new Ant project. Defaults to false.

Parameters:
value - if true, pass all references to the new Ant project

init

public void init()
Creates a Project instance for the project to call.

Overrides:
init in class Task

handleOutput

public void handleOutput(java.lang.String output)
Description copied from class: Task
Handles output by logging it with the INFO priority.

Overrides:
handleOutput in class Task
Parameters:
output - The output to log. Should not be null.
Since:
Ant 1.5
See Also:
Task.handleOutput(String)

handleInput

public int handleInput(byte[] buffer,
                       int offset,
                       int length)
                throws java.io.IOException
Description copied from class: Task
Handle an input request by this task

Overrides:
handleInput in class Task
Parameters:
buffer - the buffer into which data is to be read.
offset - the offset into the buffer at which data is stored.
length - the amount of data to read
Returns:
the number of bytes read
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if the data cannot be read
Since:
Ant 1.6
See Also:
Task.handleInput(byte[], int, int)

handleFlush

public void handleFlush(java.lang.String output)
Description copied from class: Task
Handles output by logging it with the INFO priority.

Overrides:
handleFlush in class Task
Parameters:
output - The output to log. Should not be null.
Since:
Ant 1.5.2
See Also:
Task.handleFlush(String)

handleErrorOutput

public void handleErrorOutput(java.lang.String output)
Description copied from class: Task
Handles an error output by logging it with the WARN priority.

Overrides:
handleErrorOutput in class Task
Parameters:
output - The error output to log. Should not be null.
Since:
Ant 1.5
See Also:
Task.handleErrorOutput(String)

handleErrorFlush

public void handleErrorFlush(java.lang.String output)
Description copied from class: Task
Handles an error line by logging it with the WARN priority.

Overrides:
handleErrorFlush in class Task
Parameters:
output - The error output to log. Should not be null.
Since:
Ant 1.5.2
See Also:
Task.handleErrorFlush(String)

execute

public void execute()
             throws BuildException
Do the execution.

Overrides:
execute in class Task
Throws:
BuildException - if a target tries to call itself; probably also if a BuildException is thrown by the new project.

setDir

public void setDir(java.io.File d)
The directory to use as a base directory for the new Ant project. Defaults to the current project's basedir, unless inheritall has been set to false, in which case it doesn't have a default value. This will override the basedir setting of the called project.

Parameters:
d - new directory as File.

setAntfile

public void setAntfile(java.lang.String s)
The build file to use. Defaults to "build.xml". This file is expected to be a filename relative to the dir attribute given.

Parameters:
s - the String build file name.

setTarget

public void setTarget(java.lang.String s)
The target of the new Ant project to execute. Defaults to the new project's default target.

Parameters:
s - the name of the target to invoke.

setOutput

public void setOutput(java.lang.String s)
Set the filename to write the output to. This is relative to the value of the dir attribute if it has been set or to the base directory of the current project otherwise.

Parameters:
s - the name of the file to which the output should go.

createProperty

public Property createProperty()
Property to pass to the new project. The property is passed as a 'user property'.

Returns:
the created Property object.

addReference

public void addReference(Ant.Reference r)
Add a Reference element identifying a data type to carry over to the new project.

Parameters:
r - Reference to add.

addConfiguredTarget

public void addConfiguredTarget(Ant.TargetElement t)
Add a target to this Ant invocation.

Parameters:
t - the TargetElement to add.
Since:
Ant 1.6.3

addPropertyset

public void addPropertyset(PropertySet ps)
Add a set of properties to pass to the new project.

Parameters:
ps - PropertySet to add.
Since:
Ant 1.6


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