Package org.apache.tools.ant

Interface PropertyHelper.PropertySetter

All Superinterfaces:

PropertyHelper.Delegate

All Known Implementing Classes:

LocalProperties

Enclosing class:

PropertyHelper

public static interface PropertyHelper.PropertySetter
extends PropertyHelper.Delegate

Sets or overrides a property.

Can be used to store properties in a different storage than the project instance (like local properties for example).

Since:

Ant 1.8.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	set(String property, Object value, PropertyHelper propertyHelper)	Set a property.
boolean	setNew(String property, Object value, PropertyHelper propertyHelper)	Set a *new" property.

Method Details

setNew

boolean setNew(String property,
 Object value,
 PropertyHelper propertyHelper)

Set a *new" property.

Should not replace the value of an existing property.

Parameters:

property - the property's String "identifier".

value - the value to set.

propertyHelper - the invoking PropertyHelper.

Returns:

true if this entity 'owns' the property.

set

boolean set(String property,
 Object value,
 PropertyHelper propertyHelper)

Set a property.

May replace the value of an existing property.

Parameters:

property - the property's String "identifier".

value - the value to set.

propertyHelper - the invoking PropertyHelper.

Returns:

true if this entity 'owns' the property.