Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors

Deprecated Classes

org.apache.tools.ant.loader.AntClassLoader2
since 1.7 Just use AntClassLoader itself.

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
since 1.2. delegate to Execute instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.FixCRLF.OneLiner
since 1.7.0.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Jikes
since 1.2. Merged into the class Javac.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.JikesOutputParser
since 1.2. 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
since 1.6.x. 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
since 1.5.x. Use <move> instead

org.apache.tools.ant.util.ScriptRunner
Implementation moved to another location. Use that org.apache.tools.ant.types.optional.ScriptRunner instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.StyleBook
since 1.7. This task is considered unsupported by the Ant developers

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.TaskOutputStream
since 1.2.x. Use LogOutputStream instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.util.WeakishReference
deprecated 1.7; will be removed in Ant1.8 Just use WeakReference directly.

org.apache.tools.ant.util.WeakishReference.HardReference
since 1.7. Hopefully nobody is using this.

org.apache.tools.ant.util.optional.WeakishReference12
since 1.7. Just use WeakReference directly. Note that in ant1.7 is parent was changed to extend HardReference. This is because the latter has access to the (package scoped) WeakishReference(Object) constructor, and both that and this are thin facades on the underlying no-longer-abstract base class.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit.Xalan2Executor
since Ant 1.7

Deprecated Fields

org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType.checked
since 1.7. The user should not be directly referencing variable. Please use DataType.setChecked(boolean) or DataType.isChecked() instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner.DEFAULTEXCLUDES
since 1.6.x. Use the getDefaultExcludes method instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent.description
since 1.6.x. You should not be accessing this variable directly.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.FAIL
since 1.5.x. Tar.FAIL is deprecated and is replaced with Tar.TarLongFileMode.FAIL

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.GNU
since 1.5.x. Tar.GNU is deprecated and is replaced with Tar.TarLongFileMode.GNU

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.JAVA_1_0
since 1.5.x. Use JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_0 instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.JAVA_1_1
since 1.5.x. Use JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_1 instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.JAVA_1_2
since 1.5.x. Use JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_2 instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.JAVA_1_3
since 1.5.x. Use JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_3 instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.JAVA_1_4
since 1.5.x. Use JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_4 instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent.location
since 1.6.x. You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the ProjectComponent.getLocation() method.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.OMIT
since 1.5.x. Tar.OMIT is deprecated and is replaced with Tar.TarLongFileMode.OMIT

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent.project
since 1.6.x. 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
since 1.7. The user should not be directly referencing variable. Please use DataType.getRefid() instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.Task.target
since 1.6.x. You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the Task.getOwningTarget() method.

org.apache.tools.ant.Task.taskName
since 1.6.x. You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the Task.getTaskName() method.

org.apache.tools.ant.Task.taskType
since 1.6.x. You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the Task.getTaskType() method.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.TRUNCATE
since 1.5.x. Tar.TRUNCATE is deprecated and is replaced with Tar.TarLongFileMode.TRUNCATE

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.WARN
since 1.5.x. Tar.WARN is deprecated and is replaced with Tar.TarLongFileMode.WARN

org.apache.tools.ant.Task.wrapper
since 1.6.x. 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)
since 1.5.x. Use org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path#addExtdirs instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.addFilter(String, String)
since 1.4.x. 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[])
since 1.5.x. use the two-arg version instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.configure(Object, AttributeList, Project)
since 1.6.x. Use IntrospectionHelper for each property.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.XSLTProcess.configureLiaison(File)
since Ant 1.7

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(File, File)
since 1.4.x

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(File, File, boolean)
since 1.4.x

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(File, File, boolean, boolean)
since 1.4.x

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(File, File, boolean, boolean, boolean)
since 1.4.x

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(String, String)
since 1.4.x

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(String, String, boolean)
since 1.4.x

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(String, String, boolean, boolean)
since 1.4.x

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.copyFile(String, String, boolean, boolean, boolean)
since 1.4.x

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.createDynamicElement(String)
since 1.6.x.

org.apache.tools.ant.IntrospectionHelper.createElement(Project, Object, String)
since 1.6.x. This is not a namespace aware method.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jdepend.JDependTask.createSourcespath()
since 1.6.x.

org.apache.tools.ant.util.CollectionUtils.equals(Dictionary, Dictionary)
since 1.6.x.

org.apache.tools.ant.util.CollectionUtils.equals(Vector, Vector)
since 1.6.x.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.script.ScriptDef.executeScript(Map, Map)
since 1.7. Use executeScript(attribute, elements, instance) instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.RuntimeConfigurable.getAttributes()
Deprecated since Ant 1.6 in favor of RuntimeConfigurable.getAttributeMap().

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.getContextClassLoader()
since 1.6.x. Use LoaderUtils.getContextClassLoader()

org.apache.tools.ant.types.ArchiveFileSet.getDirMode()
since 1.7.

org.apache.tools.ant.types.ArchiveFileSet.getFileMode()
since 1.7.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.getFilters()
since 1.4.x Use getGlobalFilterSet().getFilterHash().

org.apache.tools.ant.types.ArchiveFileSet.getFullpath()
since 1.7.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.getJavaVersion()
since 1.5.x. Use org.apache.tools.ant.util.JavaEnvUtils instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils.getParentFile(File)
since 1.7. Just use File.getParentFile() directly.

org.apache.tools.ant.types.ArchiveFileSet.getPrefix()
since 1.7.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jdepend.JDependTask.getSourcespath()
since 1.6.x.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.TraXLiaison.getSystemId(File)
since 1.5.x. Use org.apache.tools.ant.util.JAXPUtils#getSystemId instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.AntClassLoader.initializeClass(Class)
since 1.6.x. Use Class.forName with initialize=true instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils.newFileUtils()
since 1.7. Use getFileUtils instead, FileUtils do not have state.

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.parsePropertyString(String, Vector, Vector)
since 1.6.x. Use PropertyHelper.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.SQLExec.printResults(PrintStream)
since 1.6.x. Use the two arg version instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.util.CollectionUtils.putAll(Dictionary, Dictionary)
since 1.6.x.

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(Project, String)
since 1.6.x. Use project.replaceProperties().

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(Project, String, Hashtable)
since 1.6.x. Use PropertyHelper.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.resolveFile(String, File)
since 1.4.x

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.FTP.setAction(String)
since 1.5.x. 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)
since 1.6.x.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ReplaceRegExp.setByLine(String)
since 1.6.x. Use setByLine(boolean).

org.apache.tools.zip.ZipEntry.setComprSize(long)
since 1.7. Use setCompressedSize directly.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.FixCRLF.setCr(FixCRLF.AddAsisRemove)
since 1.4.x. Use setEol instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.setDefaultTarget(String)
since 1.5.x. Use setDefault.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Unpack.setDest(String)
since 1.5.x. 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)
since 1.5.x. Use setDestFile(destfile) instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javadoc.setExtdirs(String)
since 1.5.x. Use the Javadoc.setExtdirs(Path) version.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Zip.setFile(File)
since 1.5.x. Use setDestFile(File) instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.setFileLastModified(File, long)
since 1.4.x

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ANTLR.setGlib(String)
since ant 1.6

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Jar.setJarfile(File)
since 1.5.x. Use setDestFile(File) instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.setLongfile(String)
since 1.5.x. 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)
since 1.5.x. Use EmailTask.setMailport(int) instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteJava.setOutput(PrintStream)
since 1.4.x. manage output at the task level.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Copy.setPreserveLastModified(String)
since 1.5.x. 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)
since 1.6.x. stop using this attribute

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Unpack.setSrc(String)
since 1.5.x. 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)
since 1.5.x. For consistency with other tasks, please use setDestFile().

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.PathConvert.setTargetos(String)
since 1.5.x. Use the method taking a TargetOs argument instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Available.setType(String)
since 1.5.x. 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)
since 1.5.x. 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)
since 1.5.x. Use org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.SetProxy

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Property.setUserProperty(boolean)
since 1.5.x. This was never a supported feature and has been deprecated without replacement.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.War.setWarfile(File)
since 1.5.x. Use setDestFile(File) instead

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Zip.setZipfile(File)
since 1.5.x. Use setDestFile(File) instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.types.CommandlineJava.size()
since 1.7. Please dont use this, it effectively creates the entire command.

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Touch.touch(File)
since 1.6.x.

org.apache.tools.ant.Project.translatePath(String)
since 1.7 Use FileUtils.translatePath instead.

Deprecated Constructors

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteWatchdog(int)
since 1.5.x. Use constructor with a long type instead. (1.4.x compatibility)

org.apache.tools.ant.Main(String[])
since 1.6.x

org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference()
since 1.7. Please use Reference.Reference(Project,String) instead.

org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference(String)
since 1.7. Please use Reference.Reference(Project,String) instead.