Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class MakeUrl

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

org.apache.tools.ant.Task

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MakeUrl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

public class MakeUrl
extends Task

This task takes file and turns them into a URL, which it then assigns to a property. Use when for setting up RMI codebases.

nested filesets are supported; if present, these are turned into the url with the given separator between them (default = " ").

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	ERROR_MISSING_FILE	Missing file
static final String	ERROR_NO_FILES	No files defined
static final String	ERROR_NO_PROPERTY	No property defined

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task

target, taskName, taskType, wrapper

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

description, location, project

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MakeUrl()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addFileSet(FileSet fileset)	a fileset of jar files to include in the URL, each separated by the separator
void	addPath(Path path)	add a path to the URL.
void	execute()	Create the url
void	setFile(File file)	the name of a file to be converted into a URL
void	setProperty(String property)	set the name of a property to fill with the URL
void	setSeparator(String separator)	set the separator for the multi-url option.
void	setValidate(boolean validate)	set this flag to trigger validation that every named file exists.

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, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

ERROR_MISSING_FILE

public static final String ERROR_MISSING_FILE

Missing file

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ERROR_NO_PROPERTY

public static final String ERROR_NO_PROPERTY

No property defined

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ERROR_NO_FILES

public static final String ERROR_NO_FILES

No files defined

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

MakeUrl

public MakeUrl()

Method Details

setProperty

public void setProperty(String property)

set the name of a property to fill with the URL

Parameters:

property - the name of the property.

setFile

public void setFile(File file)

the name of a file to be converted into a URL

Parameters:

file - the file to be converted.

addFileSet

public void addFileSet(FileSet fileset)

a fileset of jar files to include in the URL, each separated by the separator

Parameters:

fileset - the fileset to be added.

setSeparator

public void setSeparator(String separator)

set the separator for the multi-url option.

Parameters:

separator - the separator to use.

setValidate

public void setValidate(boolean validate)

set this flag to trigger validation that every named file exists. Optional: default=true

Parameters:

validate - a boolean value.

addPath

public void addPath(Path path)

add a path to the URL. All elements in the path will be converted to individual URL entries

Parameters:

path - a path value.

execute

public void execute()
             throws BuildException

Create the url

Overrides:

execute in class Task

Throws:

BuildException - if something goes wrong with the build