Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Manifest.Attribute

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Manifest.Attribute
Enclosing class:
Manifest
public static class Manifest.Attribute extends Object
An attribute for the manifest. Those attributes that are not nested into a section will be added to the "Main" section.

  • Constructor Details

    • Attribute

      public Attribute()
      Construct an empty attribute

    • Attribute

      public Attribute(String line) throws ManifestException
      Construct an attribute by parsing a line from the Manifest
      Parameters:
      line - the line containing the attribute name and value
      Throws:
      ManifestException - if the line is not valid

    • Attribute

      public Attribute(String name, String value)
      Construct a manifest by specifying its name and value
      Parameters:
      name - the attribute's name
      value - the Attribute's value

  • Method Details

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Returns:
      a hashcode based on the key and values.
      See Also:

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object rhs)
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      rhs - the object to check for equality.
      Returns:
      true if the key and values are the same.
      See Also:

    • parse

      public void parse(String line) throws ManifestException
      Parse a line into name and value pairs
      Parameters:
      line - the line to be parsed
      Throws:
      ManifestException - if the line does not contain a colon separating the name and value

    • setName

      public void setName(String name)
      Set the Attribute's name; required
      Parameters:
      name - the attribute's name

    • getName

      public String getName()
      Get the Attribute's name
      Returns:
      the attribute's name.

    • getKey

      public String getKey()
      Get the attribute's Key - its name in lower case.
      Returns:
      the attribute's key.

    • setValue

      public void setValue(String value)
      Set the Attribute's value; required
      Parameters:
      value - the attribute's value

    • getValue

      public String getValue()
      Get the Attribute's value.
      Returns:
      the attribute's value.

    • addValue

      public void addValue(String value)
      Add a new value to this attribute - making it multivalued.
      Parameters:
      value - the attribute's additional value

    • getValues

      public Enumeration<String> getValues()
      Get all the attribute's values.
      Returns:
      an enumeration of the attributes values

    • addContinuation

      public void addContinuation(String line)
      Add a continuation line from the Manifest file. When lines are too long in a manifest, they are continued on the next line by starting with a space. This method adds the continuation data to the attribute value by skipping the first character.
      Parameters:
      line - the continuation line.

    • write

      public void write(PrintWriter writer) throws IOException
      Write the attribute out to a print writer without flattening multi-values attributes (i.e. Class-Path).
      Parameters:
      writer - the Writer to which the attribute is written
      Throws:
      IOException - if the attribute value cannot be written

    • write

      public void write(PrintWriter writer, boolean flatten) throws IOException
      Write the attribute out to a print writer.
      Parameters:
      writer - the Writer to which the attribute is written
      flatten - whether to collapse multi-valued attributes (i.e. potentially Class-Path) Class-Path into a single attribute.
      Throws:
      IOException - if the attribute value cannot be written
      Since:
      Ant 1.8.0