org.apache.tools.ant

Class BuildEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

org.apache.tools.ant.BuildEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class BuildEvent
extends java.util.EventObject

Class representing an event occurring during a build. An event is built by specifying either a project, a task or a target. A project level event will only have a project reference; a target level event will have project and target references; a task level event will have project, target and task references.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BuildEvent(Project project) Construct a BuildEvent for a project level event.
BuildEvent(Target target) Construct a BuildEvent for a target level event.
BuildEvent(Task task) Construct a BuildEvent for a task level event.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Throwable	getException() Returns the exception that was thrown, if any.
java.lang.String	getMessage() Returns the logging message.
int	getPriority() Returns the priority of the logging message.
Project	getProject() Returns the project that fired this event.
Target	getTarget() Returns the target that fired this event.
Task	getTask() Returns the task that fired this event.
void	setException(java.lang.Throwable exception) Sets the exception associated with this event.
void	setMessage(java.lang.String message, int priority) Sets the message and priority associated with this event.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BuildEvent

public BuildEvent(Project project)

Construct a BuildEvent for a project level event.

Parameters:

project - the project that emitted the event. Should not be null.

BuildEvent

public BuildEvent(Target target)

Construct a BuildEvent for a target level event. The project associated with the event is derived from the given target.

Parameters:

target - the target that emitted the event. Must not be null.

BuildEvent

public BuildEvent(Task task)

Construct a BuildEvent for a task level event. The project and target associated with the event are derived from the given task.

Parameters:

task - the task that emitted the event. Must not be null.

Method Detail

setMessage

public void setMessage(java.lang.String message,
                       int priority)

Sets the message and priority associated with this event. This is used for "messageLogged" events.

Parameters:

message - the message to be associated with this event. Should not be null.

priority - the priority to be associated with this event, as defined in the Project class.

See Also:

BuildListener.messageLogged(BuildEvent)

setException

public void setException(java.lang.Throwable exception)

Sets the exception associated with this event. This is used for "messageLogged", "taskFinished", "targetFinished", and "buildFinished" events.

Parameters:

exception - The exception to be associated with this event. May be null.

See Also:

BuildListener.messageLogged(BuildEvent), BuildListener.taskFinished(BuildEvent), BuildListener.targetFinished(BuildEvent), BuildListener.buildFinished(BuildEvent)

getProject

public Project getProject()

Returns the project that fired this event.

Returns:

the project that fired this event

getTarget

public Target getTarget()

Returns the target that fired this event.

Returns:

the project that fired this event, or null if this event is a project level event.

getTask

public Task getTask()

Returns the task that fired this event.

Returns:

the task that fired this event, or null if this event is a project or target level event.

getMessage

public java.lang.String getMessage()

Returns the logging message. This field will only be set for "messageLogged" events.

Returns:

the message associated with this event, or null if no message has been set.

See Also:

BuildListener.messageLogged(BuildEvent)

getPriority

public int getPriority()

Returns the priority of the logging message. This field will only be set for "messageLogged" events. The meaning of this priority is as specified by the constants in the Project class.

Returns:

the priority associated with this event.

See Also:

BuildListener.messageLogged(BuildEvent)

getException

public java.lang.Throwable getException()

Returns the exception that was thrown, if any. This field will only be set for "messageLogged", "taskFinished", "targetFinished", and "buildFinished" events.

Returns:

the exception associated with this exception, or null if no exception has been set.

See Also:

BuildListener.messageLogged(BuildEvent), BuildListener.taskFinished(BuildEvent), BuildListener.targetFinished(BuildEvent), BuildListener.buildFinished(BuildEvent)