Deprecated API

Contents

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

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
org.apache.tools.ant.loader.AntClassLoader2 since 1.7 Just use AntClassLoader itself.
org.apache.tools.ant.loader.AntClassLoader5 since 1.9.7 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.CopyPath this task should have never been released and was obsoleted by ResourceCollection support in Copy available since Ant 1.7.0. Don't use it.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Deltree The deltree task is deprecated since Ant 1.2. Use delete instead.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.extension.DeweyDecimal use org.apache.tools.ant.util.DeweyDecimal instead. Deprecated since ant 1.8
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.compilers.Javac12 Use Javac13 instead.
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.listener.Log4jListener Apache Log4j (1) is not developed any more. Last release is 1.2.17 from 26-May-2012 and contains vulnerability issues. Use the standard listener or your own custom listener 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 org.apache.tools.ant.util.optional.ScriptRunner instead.
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.

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
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.util.DateUtils.DATE_HEADER_FORMAT DateFormat is not thread safe, and we cannot guarantee that some other code is using the format in parallel. Deprecated since ant 1.8
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.zip.ZipOutputStream.EFS_FLAG use GeneralPurposeBit.UFT8_NAMES_FLAG instead
org.apache.tools.ant.util.CollectionUtils.EMPTY_LIST
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.util.JavaEnvUtils.JAVA_1_9 use #JAVA_9 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.condition.IsReachable.METHOD_NAME Since 1.9.14
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.util.JavaEnvUtils.VERSION_1_9 use #VERSION_9 instead
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

Method and Description
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.zip.ZipOutputStream.adjustToLong(int) use ZipUtil#adjustToLong
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tar.archiveIsUpToDate(String[]) since 1.5.x. use the two-arg version instead.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.DefaultCompilerAdapter.assumeJava19() use #assumeJava9 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.FileUtils.createTempFile(String, String, File) since ant 1.7.1 use createTempFile(Project, String, String, File, boolean, boolean) instead.
org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils.createTempFile(String, String, File, boolean) since ant 1.7.1 use createTempFile(Project, String, String, File, boolean, boolean) instead.
org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils.createTempFile(String, String, File, boolean, boolean) since Ant 1.9.15 use createTempFile(Project, String, String, File, boolean, boolean) instead.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.unix.Symlink.deleteSymlink(File) use org.apache.tools.ant.util.SymbolicLinkUtils#deleteSymbolicLink instead
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.unix.Symlink.deleteSymlink(String) use org.apache.tools.ant.util.SymbolicLinkUtils#deleteSymbolicLink instead
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Get.doGet(int, Get.DownloadProgress) only gets the first configured resource
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.launch.Locator.fileToURL(File) since 1.9, use FileUtils.getFileURL(File)
org.apache.tools.ant.RuntimeConfigurable.getAttributes() Deprecated since Ant 1.6 in favor of RuntimeConfigurable.getAttributeMap().
org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.Union.getCollection(boolean)
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.BuildException.getException() Use Throwable.getCause() instead.
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.tar.TarEntry.getGroupId() use #getLongGroupId instead as group ids can be bigger than Integer.MAX_VALUE
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.XmlProperty.getIncludeSementicAttribute()
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.getJavaVersion() since 1.5.x. Use org.apache.tools.ant.util.JavaEnvUtils instead.
org.apache.tools.ant.util.JavaEnvUtils.getJavaVersionNumber() use #getParsedJavaVersion instead
org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper.getNext() use the delegate mechanism 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.Execute.getProcEnvironment() use #getEnvironmentVariables instead
org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper.getProperty(String, String) namespaces are unnecessary.
org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper.getPropertyHook(String, String, boolean) PropertyHelper chaining is deprecated.
org.apache.tools.ant.types.Mapper.getRef() since Ant 1.7.1 because a mapper might ref a FileNameMapper implementation directly.
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.tar.TarEntry.getUserId() use #getLongUserId instead as user ids can be bigger than Integer.MAX_VALUE
org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper.getUserProperty(String, String) namespaces are unnecessary.
org.apache.tools.ant.AntClassLoader.initializeClass(Class<?>) since 1.6.x. Use Class.forName with initialize=true instead.
org.apache.tools.ant.Diagnostics.isOptionalAvailable() Obsolete since Ant 1.8.2
org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils.isSymbolicLink(File, String) use SymbolicLinkUtils instead
org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils.newFileUtils() since 1.7. Use getFileUtils instead, FileUtils do not have state.
org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper.parsePropertyString(String, Vector<String>, Vector<String>) use the other mechanisms of this class instead
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.parsePropertyString(String, Vector<String>, Vector<String>) 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.taskdefs.optional.image.Image.processFile(File) this method isn't used anymore
org.apache.tools.ant.util.CollectionUtils.putAll(Dictionary<? super K, ? super V>, Dictionary<? extends K, ? extends V>) since 1.6.x.
org.apache.tools.ant.util.StringUtils.replace(String, String, String) Use String.replace(CharSequence, CharSequence) now.
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(Project, String) since 1.6.x. Use project.replaceProperties().
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(Project, String, Hashtable<String, Object>) since 1.6.x. Use PropertyHelper.
org.apache.tools.ant.property.ResolvePropertyMap.resolveAllProperties(Map<String, Object>) since Ant 1.8.2, use the three-arg method instead.
org.apache.tools.ant.property.ResolvePropertyMap.resolveAllProperties(Map<String, Object>, String) since Ant 1.8.2, use the three-arg method instead.
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.resolveFile(String, File) since 1.4.x
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.clearcase.ClearCase.runS(Commandline) use the two arg version instead
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.taskdefs.optional.net.FTPTask.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.Concat.setForce(boolean) use #setOverwrite instead
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ANTLR.setGlib(String) since ant 1.6
org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper.setInheritedProperty(String, String, Object) namespaces are unnecessary.
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.PropertyHelper.setNewProperty(String, String, Object) namespaces are unnecessary.
org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper.setNext(PropertyHelper) use the delegate mechanism instead
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteJava.setOutput(PrintStream) since 1.4.x. manage output at the task level.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.splash.SplashTask.setPassword(String) since 1.5.x. Use org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.SetProxy
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.splash.SplashTask.setPort(String) since 1.5.x. Use org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.SetProxy
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.PropertyHelper.setProperty(String, String, Object, boolean) namespaces are unnecessary.
org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper.setPropertyHook(String, String, Object, boolean, boolean, boolean) PropertyHelper chaining is deprecated.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.splash.SplashTask.setProxy(String) since 1.5.x. Use org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.SetProxy
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Classloader.setReverse(boolean) use setParentFirst with a negated argument instead
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.DefBase.setReverseLoader(boolean) since 1.6.x. stop using this attribute
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Execute.setSpawn(boolean)
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.net.SetProxy
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.splash.SplashTask.setUser(String) since 1.5.x. Use org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.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.PropertyHelper.setUserProperty(String, String, Object) namespaces are unnecessary.
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.zip.ZipOutputStream.toDosTime(Date) use ZipUtil#toDosTime
org.apache.tools.zip.ZipOutputStream.toDosTime(long) use ZipUtil#toDosTime
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.
org.apache.tools.ant.Diagnostics.validateVersion() Obsolete since Ant 1.8.2

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
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.types.resources.FileResourceIterator() in favor of FileResourceIterator.FileResourceIterator(Project)
org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.FileResourceIterator(File) in favor of FileResourceIterator.FileResourceIterator(Project, File)
org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.FileResourceIterator(File, String[]) in favor of FileResourceIterator.FileResourceIterator(Project, File, String[])
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.