org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Touch

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

org.apache.tools.ant.Task

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Touch

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

public class Touch
extends Task

Touch a file and/or fileset(s) and/or filelist(s); corresponds to the Unix touch command.

If the file to touch doesn't exist, an empty one is created.

Since:

Ant 1.1

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static interface	Touch.DateFormatFactory

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Touch.DateFormatFactory	DEFAULT_DF_FACTORY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Touch() Construct a new Touch task.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	add(FileNameMapper fileNameMapper) Add a FileNameMapper.
void	add(ResourceCollection rc) Add a collection of resources to touch.
void	addConfiguredMapper(Mapper mapper) Add a Mapper.
void	addFilelist(FileList list) Add a filelist to touch.
void	addFileset(FileSet set) Add a set of files to touch.
protected void	checkConfiguration() Check that this task has been configured properly.
void	execute() Execute the touch operation.
void	setDatetime(String dateTime) Set the new modification time of file(s) touched in the format "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM AM or PM" or "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS AM or PM".
void	setFile(File file) Sets a single source file to touch.
void	setMillis(long millis) Set the new modification time of file(s) touched in milliseconds since midnight Jan 1 1970.
void	setMkdirs(boolean mkdirs) Set whether nonexistent parent directories should be created when touching new files.
void	setPattern(String pattern) Set the format of the datetime attribute.
void	setVerbose(boolean verbose) Set whether the touch task will report every file it creates; defaults to true.
protected void	touch() Does the actual work; assumes everything has been checked by now.

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_DF_FACTORY

public static final Touch.DateFormatFactory DEFAULT_DF_FACTORY

Constructor Detail

Touch

public Touch()

Construct a new Touch task.

Method Detail

add

public void add(FileNameMapper fileNameMapper)
         throws BuildException

Add a FileNameMapper.

Parameters:

fileNameMapper - the FileNameMapper to add.

Throws:

BuildException - if multiple mappers are added.

Since:

Ant 1.6.3

add

public void add(ResourceCollection rc)

Add a collection of resources to touch.

Parameters:

rc - the collection to add.

Since:

Ant 1.7

addConfiguredMapper

public void addConfiguredMapper(Mapper mapper)

Add a Mapper.

Parameters:

mapper - the Mapper to add.

Since:

Ant 1.6.3

addFilelist

public void addFilelist(FileList list)

Add a filelist to touch.

Parameters:

list - the Filelist to add.

addFileset

public void addFileset(FileSet set)

Add a set of files to touch.

Parameters:

set - the Fileset to add.

checkConfiguration

protected void checkConfiguration()
                           throws BuildException

Check that this task has been configured properly.

Throws:

BuildException - if configuration errors are detected.

Since:

Ant 1.6.3

execute

public void execute()
             throws BuildException

Execute the touch operation.

Overrides:

execute in class Task

Throws:

BuildException - if an error occurs.

setDatetime

public void setDatetime(String dateTime)

Set the new modification time of file(s) touched in the format "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM AM or PM" or "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS AM or PM". Optional, default=now.

Parameters:

dateTime - the String date in the specified format.

setFile

public void setFile(File file)

Sets a single source file to touch. If the file does not exist an empty file will be created.

Parameters:

file - the File to touch.

setMillis

public void setMillis(long millis)

Set the new modification time of file(s) touched in milliseconds since midnight Jan 1 1970. Optional, default=now.

Parameters:

millis - the long timestamp to use.

setMkdirs

public void setMkdirs(boolean mkdirs)

Set whether nonexistent parent directories should be created when touching new files.

Parameters:

mkdirs - boolean whether to create parent directories.

Since:

Ant 1.6.3

setPattern

public void setPattern(String pattern)

Set the format of the datetime attribute.

Parameters:

pattern - the SimpleDateFormat-compatible format pattern.

Since:

Ant 1.6.3

setVerbose

public void setVerbose(boolean verbose)

Set whether the touch task will report every file it creates; defaults to true.

Parameters:

verbose - boolean flag.

Since:

Ant 1.6.3

touch

protected void touch()
              throws BuildException

Does the actual work; assumes everything has been checked by now.

Throws:

BuildException - if an error occurs.