Package org.apache.tools.ant

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
ArgumentProcessor	Processor of arguments of the command line.
BuildListener	Instances of classes that implement this interface can register to be notified when things happened during a build.
BuildLogger	Interface used by Ant to log the build output.
DynamicAttribute	Enables a task to control unknown attributes
DynamicAttributeNS	Enables a task to control unknown attributes.
DynamicConfigurator	Enables a task to control unknown attributes and elements.
DynamicConfiguratorNS	Enables a task to control unknown attributes and elements.
DynamicElement	Enables a task to control unknown elements.
DynamicElementNS	Enables a task to control unknown elements.
DynamicObjectAttribute	Enables a task to control unknown attributes.
Evaluable	Kind of task attribute that can be evaluated before being assigned
Executor	Target executor abstraction.
FileScanner	An interface used to describe the actions required of any type of directory scanner.
PropertyHelper.Delegate	Marker interface for a PropertyHelper delegate.
PropertyHelper.PropertyEvaluator	Looks up a property's value based on its name.
PropertyHelper.PropertySetter	Sets or overrides a property.
SubBuildListener	Instances of classes that implement this interface can register to be also notified when things happened during a subbuild.
TaskContainer	Interface for objects which can contain tasks.
TypeAdapter	Used to wrap types.

Class Summary

Class	Description
AntClassLoader	Used to load classes within ant with a different classpath from that used to start ant.
AntTypeDefinition	This class contains all the information on a particular ant type, the classname, adapter and the class it should be assignable from.
ArgumentProcessorRegistry	The global registry for ArgumentProcessors.
BuildEvent	Class representing an event occurring during a build.
ComponentHelper	Component creation and configuration.
DefaultDefinitions	Default definitions.
DefaultLogger	Writes build events to a PrintStream.
DemuxInputStream	Passes input requests to the project object for demuxing into individual tasks and threads.
DemuxOutputStream	Logs content written by a thread and forwards the buffers onto the project object which will forward the content to the appropriate task.
Diagnostics	A little diagnostic helper that output some information that may help in support.
DirectoryScanner	Class for scanning a directory for files/directories which match certain criteria.
ExtensionPoint	An extension point build files can provide as a place where other build files can add new dependencies.
IntrospectionHelper	Helper class that collects the methods a task or nested element holds to set attributes, create nested elements or hold PCDATA elements.
IntrospectionHelper.Creator	creator - allows use of create/store external to IntrospectionHelper.
Location	Stores the location of a piece of text within a file (file name, line number and column number).
MagicNames	Magic names used within Ant.
Main	Command line entry point into Ant.
NoBannerLogger	Extends DefaultLogger to strip out empty targets.
PathTokenizer	A Path tokenizer takes a path and returns the components that make up that path.
Project	Central representation of an Ant project.
ProjectComponent	Base class for components of a project, including tasks and data types.
ProjectHelper	Configures a Project (complete with Targets and Tasks) based on a build file.
ProjectHelper.OnMissingExtensionPoint	Possible value for target's onMissingExtensionPoint attribute.
ProjectHelperRepository	Repository of ProjectHelper found in the classpath or via some System properties.
PropertyHelper	Deals with properties - substitution, dynamic properties, etc.
RuntimeConfigurable	Wrapper class that holds the attributes of an element, its children, and any text within it.
Target	Class to implement a target object with required parameters.
Task	Base class for all tasks.
TaskAdapter	Uses introspection to "adapt" an arbitrary Bean which doesn't itself extend Task, but still contains an execute method and optionally a setProject method.
TaskConfigurationChecker	Helper class for the check of the configuration of a given task.
UnknownElement	Wrapper class that holds all the information necessary to create a task or data type that did not exist when Ant started, or one which has had its definition updated to use a different implementation class.
XmlLogger	Generates a file in the current directory with an XML description of what happened during a build.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
BuildException	Signals an error condition during a build
ExitException	Used to report exit status of classes which call System.exit().
ExitStatusException	BuildException + exit status.
UnsupportedAttributeException	Used to report attempts to set an unsupported attribute
UnsupportedElementException	Used to report attempts to set an unsupported element When the attempt to set the element is made, the code does not not know the name of the task/type based on a mapping from the classname to the task/type.