Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Dirname

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

org.apache.tools.ant.Task

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Dirname

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

public class Dirname
extends Task

Determines the directory name of the specified file. This task can accept the following attributes:

• file
• property

Both file and property are required.

When this task executes, it will set the specified property to the value of the specified file up to, but not including, the last path element. If file is a file, the directory will be the current directory.

Since:

Ant 1.5

Field Summary

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
Dirname()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	execute()	Execute this task.
void	setFile(java.io.File file)	Path to take the dirname of.
void	setProperty(java.lang.String property)	The name of the property to set.

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

Constructor Details

Dirname

public Dirname()

Method Details

setFile

public void setFile(java.io.File file)

Path to take the dirname of.

Parameters:

file - a File value

setProperty

public void setProperty(java.lang.String property)

The name of the property to set.

Parameters:

property - the name of the property

execute

public void execute() throws BuildException

Execute this task.

Overrides:

execute in class Task

Throws:

BuildException - on error