org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Input

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

org.apache.tools.ant.Task

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Input

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

public class Input
extends Task

Reads an input line from the console.

Since:

Ant 1.5

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	Input.Handler Represents an InputHandler.
static class	Input.HandlerType EnumeratedAttribute representing the built-in input handler types: "default", "propertyfile", "greedy", "secure" (since Ant 1.8).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Input() No arg constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addText(String msg) Set a multiline message.
Input.Handler	createHandler() Create a nested handler element.
void	execute() Actual method executed by ant.
void	setAddproperty(String addproperty) Defines the name of a property to be created from input.
void	setDefaultvalue(String defaultvalue) Defines the default value of the property to be created from input.
void	setMessage(String message) Sets the Message which gets displayed to the user during the build run.
void	setValidargs(String validargs) Defines valid input parameters as comma separated strings.

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, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Input

public Input()

No arg constructor.

Method Detail

addText

public void addText(String msg)

Set a multiline message.

Parameters:

msg - The message to be displayed.

createHandler

public Input.Handler createHandler()

Create a nested handler element.

Returns:

a Handler for this Input task.

execute

public void execute()
             throws BuildException

Actual method executed by ant.

Overrides:

execute in class Task

Throws:

BuildException - on error

setAddproperty

public void setAddproperty(String addproperty)

Defines the name of a property to be created from input. Behaviour is according to property task which means that existing properties cannot be overridden.

Parameters:

addproperty - Name for the property to be created from input

setDefaultvalue

public void setDefaultvalue(String defaultvalue)

Defines the default value of the property to be created from input. Property value will be set to default if not input is received.

Parameters:

defaultvalue - Default value for the property if no input is received

setMessage

public void setMessage(String message)

Sets the Message which gets displayed to the user during the build run.

Parameters:

message - The message to be displayed.

setValidargs

public void setValidargs(String validargs)

Defines valid input parameters as comma separated strings. If set, input task will reject any input not defined as accepted and requires the user to reenter it. Validargs are case sensitive. If you want 'a' and 'A' to be accepted you need to define both values as accepted arguments.

Parameters:

validargs - A comma separated String defining valid input args.