org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Tstamp

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

org.apache.tools.ant.Task

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Tstamp

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

public class Tstamp
extends Task

Sets properties to the current time, or offsets from the current time. The default properties are TSTAMP, DSTAMP and TODAY;

Since:

Ant 1.1

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	Tstamp.CustomFormat This nested element that allows a property to be set to the current date and time in a given format.
static class	Tstamp.Unit set of valid units to use for time offsets.

Field Summary

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

target, taskName, taskType, wrapper

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

description, location, project

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Tstamp()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Tstamp.CustomFormat	createFormat() create a custom format with the current prefix.
void	execute() create the timestamps.
protected java.util.Date	getNow() Return the Date instance to use as base for DSTAMP, TSTAMP and TODAY.
void	setPrefix(java.lang.String prefix) Set a prefix for the properties.

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

bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, init, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType

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

clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, setDescription, setLocation, setProject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Tstamp

public Tstamp()

Method Detail

setPrefix

public void setPrefix(java.lang.String prefix)

Set a prefix for the properties. If the prefix does not end with a "." one is automatically added.

Parameters:

prefix - the prefix to use.

Since:

Ant 1.5

execute

public void execute()
             throws BuildException

create the timestamps. Custom ones are done before the standard ones, to get their retaliation in early.

Overrides:

execute in class Task

Throws:

BuildException - on error.

createFormat

public Tstamp.CustomFormat createFormat()

create a custom format with the current prefix.

Returns:

a ready to fill-in format

getNow

protected java.util.Date getNow()

Return the Date instance to use as base for DSTAMP, TSTAMP and TODAY.

Returns:

Date