org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Length

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.Cloneable, Condition


    public class Length
    extends Task
    implements Condition
    Gets lengths: of files/resources, byte size; of strings, length (optionally trimmed). The task is overloaded in this way for semantic reasons, much like Available.
    Since:
    Ant 1.6.3
    • Constructor Detail

      • Length

        public Length()
    • Method Detail

      • setProperty

        public void setProperty(java.lang.String property)
        The property in which the length will be stored.
        Parameters:
        property - the String property key.
      • setResource

        public void setResource(Resource resource)
        Set the single resource for this task.
        Parameters:
        resource - the Resource whose length to retrieve.
      • setFile

        public void setFile(java.io.File file)
        Set the single file for this task.
        Parameters:
        file - the File whose length to retrieve.
      • add

        public void add(FileSet fs)
        Add a FileSet.
        Parameters:
        fs - the FileSet to add.
      • add

        public void add(ResourceCollection c)
        Add a ResourceCollection.
        Parameters:
        c - the ResourceCollection to add.
        Since:
        Ant 1.7
      • setLength

        public void setLength(long ell)
        Set the target count number for use as a Condition.
        Parameters:
        ell - the long length to compare with.
      • setWhen

        public void setWhen(Length.When w)
        Set the comparison for use as a Condition.
        Parameters:
        w - EnumeratedAttribute When.
        See Also:
        Comparison
      • setWhen

        public void setWhen(Comparison c)
        Set the comparison for use as a Condition.
        Parameters:
        c - Comparison.
        Since:
        Ant 1.7
        See Also:
        Comparison
      • setMode

        public void setMode(Length.FileMode m)
        Set the execution mode for working with files.
        Parameters:
        m - the FileMode to use.
      • setString

        public void setString(java.lang.String string)
        Set the string whose length to get.
        Parameters:
        string - String.
      • setTrim

        public void setTrim(boolean trim)
        Set whether to trim in string mode. Default false.
        Parameters:
        trim - boolean.
      • getTrim

        public boolean getTrim()
        Learn whether strings will be trimmed. Default false.
        Returns:
        boolean trim setting.
      • execute

        public void execute()
        Execute the length task.
        Overrides:
        execute in class Task
      • eval

        public boolean eval()
        Fulfill the condition contract.
        Specified by:
        eval in interface Condition
        Returns:
        true if the condition is true.
        Throws:
        BuildException - if an error occurs.