org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class MacroInstance

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

org.apache.tools.ant.Task

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, DynamicAttribute, TaskContainer

public class MacroInstance
extends Task
implements DynamicAttribute, TaskContainer

The class to be placed in the ant type definition. It is given a pointer to the template definition, and makes a copy of the unknown element, substituting the parameter values in attributes and text.

Since:

Ant 1.6

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	MacroInstance.Element Embedded element in macro instance

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MacroInstance()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addTask(Task nestedTask) Add a unknownElement for the macro instances nested elements.
void	addText(String text) Set the text contents for the macro.
void	execute() Execute the templates instance.
MacroDef	getMacroDef()
void	setDynamicAttribute(String name, String value) A parameter name value pair as a xml attribute.
void	setMacroDef(MacroDef macroDef) Called from MacroDef.MyAntTypeDefinition#create()

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

MacroInstance

public MacroInstance()

Method Detail

addTask

public void addTask(Task nestedTask)

Add a unknownElement for the macro instances nested elements.

Specified by:

addTask in interface TaskContainer

Parameters:

nestedTask - a nested element.

addText

public void addText(String text)

Set the text contents for the macro.

Parameters:

text - the text to be added to the macro.

execute

public void execute()

Execute the templates instance. Copies the unknown element, substitutes the attributes, and calls perform on the unknown element.

Overrides:

execute in class Task

getMacroDef

public MacroDef getMacroDef()

Returns:

the macro definition object for this macro instance.

setDynamicAttribute

public void setDynamicAttribute(String name,
                                String value)

A parameter name value pair as a xml attribute.

Specified by:

setDynamicAttribute in interface DynamicAttribute

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute

value - the value of the attribute

setMacroDef

public void setMacroDef(MacroDef macroDef)

Called from MacroDef.MyAntTypeDefinition#create()

Parameters:

macroDef - a MacroDef value