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org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Definer

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.Cloneable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    Componentdef, Typedef

    public abstract class Definer
extends DefBase
    Base class for Taskdef and Typedef - handles all the attributes for Typedef. The uri and class handling is handled by DefBase
    Since:
    Ant 1.4

    • Constructor Detail

      • Definer

        public Definer()

    • Method Detail

      • setRestrict

        protected void setRestrict(boolean restrict)
        The restrict attribute. If this is true, only use this definition in add(X).
        Parameters:
        restrict - the value to set.

      • setOnError

        public void setOnError(Definer.OnError onError)
        What to do if there is an error in loading the class.
        • error - throw build exception
        • report - output at warning level
        • ignore - output at debug level
        Parameters:
        onError - an OnError value

      • setFormat

        public void setFormat(Definer.Format format)
        Sets the format of the file or resource
        Parameters:
        format - the enumerated value - xml or properties

      • getName

        public java.lang.String getName()
        Returns:
        the name for this definition

      • getFile

        public java.io.File getFile()
        Returns:
        the file containing definitions

      • getResource

        public java.lang.String getResource()
        Returns:
        the resource containing definitions

      • makeResourceFromURI

        public static java.lang.String makeResourceFromURI(java.lang.String uri)
        This is where the logic to map from a URI to an antlib resource is kept.
        Parameters:
        uri - the xml namespace uri that to convert.
        Returns:
        the name of a resource. It may not exist

      • loadProperties

        protected void loadProperties(java.lang.ClassLoader al,
                              java.net.URL url)
        Load type definitions as properties from a URL.
        Parameters:
        al - the classloader to use
        url - the url to get the definitions from

      • setFile

        public void setFile(java.io.File file)
        Name of the property file to load ant name/classname pairs from.
        Parameters:
        file - the file

      • setResource

        public void setResource(java.lang.String res)
        Name of the property resource to load ant name/classname pairs from.
        Parameters:
        res - the resource to use

      • setAntlib

        public void setAntlib(java.lang.String antlib)
        Antlib attribute, sets resource and uri. uri is set the antlib value and, resource is set to the antlib.xml resource in the classpath. For example antlib="antlib:org.acme.bland.cola" corresponds to uri="antlib:org.acme.bland.cola" resource="org/acme/bland/cola/antlib.xml". ASF Bugzilla Bug 31999
        Parameters:
        antlib - the value to set.

      • setName

        public void setName(java.lang.String name)
        Name of the definition
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the definition

      • getClassname

        public java.lang.String getClassname()
        Returns the classname of the object we are defining. May be null.
        Returns:
        the class name

      • setClassname

        public void setClassname(java.lang.String classname)
        The full class name of the object being defined. Required, unless file or resource have been specified.
        Parameters:
        classname - the name of the class

      • setAdapter

        public void setAdapter(java.lang.String adapter)
        Set the class name of the adapter class. An adapter class is used to proxy the definition class. It is used if the definition class is not assignable to the adaptto class, or if the adaptto class is not present.
        Parameters:
        adapter - the name of the adapter class

      • setAdapterClass

        protected void setAdapterClass(java.lang.Class<?> adapterClass)
        Set the adapter class.
        Parameters:
        adapterClass - the class to use to adapt the definition class

      • setAdaptTo

        public void setAdaptTo(java.lang.String adaptTo)
        Set the classname of the class that the definition must be compatible with, either directly or by use of the adapter class.
        Parameters:
        adaptTo - the name of the adaptto class

      • setAdaptToClass

        protected void setAdaptToClass(java.lang.Class<?> adaptToClass)
        Set the class for adaptToClass, to be used by derived classes, used instead of the adaptTo attribute.
        Parameters:
        adaptToClass - the class for adaptor.

      • addDefinition

        protected void addDefinition(java.lang.ClassLoader al,
                             java.lang.String name,
                             java.lang.String classname)
                      throws BuildException
        Add a definition using the attributes of Definer
        Parameters:
        al - the ClassLoader to use
        name - the name of the definition
        classname - the classname of the definition
        Throws:
        BuildException - if an error occurs
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