org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources
Class PropertyResource

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
      org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
          org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource
              org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.PropertyResource

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, ResourceCollection

public class PropertyResource
extends Resource

Exposes an Ant property as a Resource.

Since:

Ant 1.7

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource

MAGIC, UNKNOWN_DATETIME, UNKNOWN_SIZE

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

checked, ref

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

description, location, project

Constructor Summary

PropertyResource()
Default constructor.

PropertyResource(Project p, java.lang.String n)
Construct a new PropertyResource with the specified name.

Method Summary

java.io.InputStream	getInputStream() Get an InputStream for the Resource.
java.io.OutputStream	getOutputStream() Get an OutputStream for the Resource.
long	getSize() Get the size of this Resource.
java.lang.String	getValue() Get the value of this PropertyResource.
int	hashCode() Get the hash code for this Resource.
boolean	isExists() Find out whether this Resource exists.
java.lang.String	toString() Get the string.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource

clone, compareTo, equals, getLastModified, getMagicNumber, getName, isDirectory, isFilesystemOnly, iterator, setDirectory, setExists, setLastModified, setName, setRefid, setSize, size, toLongString

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

checkAttributesAllowed, checkChildrenAllowed, circularReference, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getDataTypeName, getRefid, invokeCircularReferenceCheck, isChecked, isReference, noChildrenAllowed, setChecked, tooManyAttributes

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

getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PropertyResource

public PropertyResource()

Default constructor.

PropertyResource

public PropertyResource(Project p,
                        java.lang.String n)

Construct a new PropertyResource with the specified name.

Parameters:

p - the project to use.

n - the String name of this PropertyResource (Ant property name/key).

Method Detail

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Get the value of this PropertyResource.

Returns:

the value of the specified Property.

isExists

public boolean isExists()

Find out whether this Resource exists.

Overrides:

isExists in class Resource

Returns:

true if the Property is set, false otherwise.

getSize

public long getSize()

Get the size of this Resource.

Overrides:

getSize in class Resource

Returns:

the size, as a long, 0 if the Resource does not exist (for compatibility with java.io.File), or UNKNOWN_SIZE if not known.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Get the hash code for this Resource.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Resource

Returns:

hash code as int.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Get the string.

Overrides:

toString in class Resource

Returns:

the string contents of the resource.

Since:

Ant 1.7

getInputStream

public java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
                                   throws java.io.IOException

Get an InputStream for the Resource.

Overrides:

getInputStream in class Resource

Returns:

an InputStream containing this Resource's content.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if unable to provide the content of this Resource as a stream.

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - if InputStreams are not supported for this Resource type.

getOutputStream

public java.io.OutputStream getOutputStream()
                                     throws java.io.IOException

Get an OutputStream for the Resource.

Overrides:

getOutputStream in class Resource

Returns:

an OutputStream to which content can be written.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if unable to provide the content of this Resource as a stream.

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - if OutputStreams are not supported for this Resource type.