org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch
Class DispatchTask

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
      org.apache.tools.ant.Task
          org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Dispatchable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Symlink

public abstract class DispatchTask
extends Task
implements Dispatchable

Tasks extending this class may contain multiple actions. The method that is invoked for execution depends upon the value of the action attribute of the task.
Example:
<mytask action="list"/> will invoke the method with the signature public void list() in mytask's class. If the action attribute is not defined in the task or is empty, the execute() method will be called.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task

target, taskName, taskType, wrapper

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

description, location, project

Constructor Summary

DispatchTask()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAction() Get the action.
java.lang.String	getActionParameterName() Get the action parameter name.
void	setAction(java.lang.String action) Set the action.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task

bindToOwner, execute, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, init, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, setDescription, setLocation, setProject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DispatchTask

public DispatchTask()

Method Detail

getActionParameterName

public java.lang.String getActionParameterName()

Get the action parameter name.

Specified by:

getActionParameterName in interface Dispatchable

Returns:

the String "action" by default (can be overridden).

setAction

public void setAction(java.lang.String action)

Set the action.

Parameters:

action - the method name.

getAction

public java.lang.String getAction()

Get the action.

Returns:

the action.