org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Input

public class Input extends Task

Reads an input line from the console.

Since: Ant 1.5

UNKNOWN: category="control"

Constructor Summary
Input()
No arg constructor.
Method Summary
voidaddText(String msg)
Set a multiline message.
voidexecute()
Actual method executed by ant.
voidsetAddproperty(String addproperty)
Defines the name of a property to be created from input.
voidsetDefaultvalue(String defaultvalue)
Defines the default value of the property to be created from input.
voidsetMessage(String message)
Sets the Message which gets displayed to the user during the build run.
voidsetValidargs(String validargs)
Defines valid input parameters as comma separated strings.

Constructor Detail

Input

public Input()
No arg constructor.

Method Detail

addText

public void addText(String msg)
Set a multiline message.

Parameters: msg The message to be displayed.

execute

public void execute()
Actual method executed by ant.

Throws: BuildException on error

setAddproperty

public void setAddproperty(String addproperty)
Defines the name of a property to be created from input. Behaviour is according to property task which means that existing properties cannot be overridden.

Parameters: addproperty Name for the property to be created from input

setDefaultvalue

public void setDefaultvalue(String defaultvalue)
Defines the default value of the property to be created from input. Property value will be set to default if not input is received.

Parameters: defaultvalue Default value for the property if no input is received

setMessage

public void setMessage(String message)
Sets the Message which gets displayed to the user during the build run.

Parameters: message The message to be displayed.

setValidargs

public void setValidargs(String validargs)
Defines valid input parameters as comma separated strings. If set, input task will reject any input not defined as accepted and requires the user to reenter it. Validargs are case sensitive. If you want 'a' and 'A' to be accepted you need to define both values as accepted arguments.

Parameters: validargs A comma separated String defining valid input args.

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