Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class LoadProperties

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

org.apache.tools.ant.Task

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.LoadProperties

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

public class LoadProperties
extends Task

Load a file's contents as Ant properties.

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
LoadProperties()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addConfigured(ResourceCollection a)	Set the source resource.
void	addFilterChain(FilterChain filter)	Adds a FilterChain.
Path	createClasspath()	Add a classpath to use when looking up a resource.
void	execute()	load Ant properties from the source file or resource
Path	getClasspath()	get the classpath used by this LoadProperties.
void	setClasspath(Path classpath)	Set the classpath to use when looking up a resource.
void	setClasspathRef(Reference r)	Set the classpath to use when looking up a resource, given as reference to a <path> defined elsewhere
void	setEncoding(java.lang.String encoding)	Encoding to use for input, defaults to the platform's default encoding.
void	setPrefix(java.lang.String prefix)	Set the prefix to load these properties under.
void	setPrefixValues(boolean b)	Whether to apply the prefix when expanding properties on the right hand side of a properties file as well.
void	setResource(java.lang.String resource)	Set the resource name of a property file to load.
void	setSrcFile(java.io.File srcFile)	Set the file to load.

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

LoadProperties

public LoadProperties()

Method Details

setSrcFile

public final void setSrcFile(java.io.File srcFile)

Set the file to load.

Parameters:

srcFile - The new SrcFile value

setResource

public void setResource(java.lang.String resource)

Set the resource name of a property file to load.

Parameters:

resource - resource on classpath

setEncoding

public final void setEncoding(java.lang.String encoding)

Encoding to use for input, defaults to the platform's default encoding.

For a list of possible values see https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/intl/encoding.doc.html .

Parameters:

encoding - The new Encoding value

setClasspath

public void setClasspath(Path classpath)

Set the classpath to use when looking up a resource.

Parameters:

classpath - to add to any existing classpath

createClasspath

public Path createClasspath()

Add a classpath to use when looking up a resource.

Returns:

The classpath to be configured

setClasspathRef

public void setClasspathRef(Reference r)

Set the classpath to use when looking up a resource, given as reference to a <path> defined elsewhere

Parameters:

r - The reference value

getClasspath

public Path getClasspath()

get the classpath used by this LoadProperties.

Returns:

The classpath

setPrefix

public void setPrefix(java.lang.String prefix)

Set the prefix to load these properties under.

Parameters:

prefix - to set

setPrefixValues

public void setPrefixValues(boolean b)

Whether to apply the prefix when expanding properties on the right hand side of a properties file as well.

Parameters:

b - boolean

Since:

Ant 1.8.2

execute

public final void execute() throws BuildException

load Ant properties from the source file or resource

Overrides:

execute in class Task

Throws:

BuildException - if something goes wrong with the build

addFilterChain

public final void addFilterChain(FilterChain filter)

Adds a FilterChain.

Parameters:

filter - the filter to add

addConfigured

public void addConfigured(ResourceCollection a)

Set the source resource.

Parameters:

a - the resource to load as a single element Resource collection.

Since:

Ant 1.7