Class ExpandProperties

All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, AutoCloseable, Readable, ChainableReader

public final class ExpandProperties extends BaseFilterReader implements ChainableReader
Expands Ant properties, if any, in the data.

Example:

<expandproperties/>
Or:
<filterreader
    classname="org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ExpandProperties"/>
  • Constructor Details

    • ExpandProperties

      public ExpandProperties()
      Constructor for "dummy" instances.
      See Also:
    • ExpandProperties

      public ExpandProperties(Reader in)
      Creates a new filtered reader.
      Parameters:
      in - A Reader object providing the underlying stream. Must not be null.
  • Method Details

    • add

      public void add(PropertySet propertySet)
      Restrict the expanded properties using a PropertySet.
      Parameters:
      propertySet - replacement lookup
    • read

      public int read() throws IOException
      Returns the next character in the filtered stream. The original stream is first read in fully, and the Ant properties are expanded. The results of this expansion are then queued so they can be read character-by-character.
      Overrides:
      read in class FilterReader
      Returns:
      the next character in the resulting stream, or -1 if the end of the resulting stream has been reached
      Throws:
      IOException - if the underlying stream throws an IOException during reading
    • chain

      public Reader chain(Reader rdr)
      Creates a new ExpandProperties filter using the passed in Reader for instantiation.
      Specified by:
      chain in interface ChainableReader
      Parameters:
      rdr - A Reader object providing the underlying stream. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      a new filter based on this configuration, but filtering the specified reader