Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

# Class Nice

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
org.apache.tools.ant.Task
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Nice

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Cloneable`

public class Nice extends Task
A task to provide "nice-ness" to the current thread, and/or to query the current value. Examples:

     <nice currentPriority="current.value" >

Set `currentPriority` to the current priority

     <nice newPriority="10" >

Raise the priority of the build process (But not forked programs)

     <nice currentPriority="old" newPriority="3" >

Lower the priority of the build process (But not forked programs), and save the old value to the property `old`.

- ## 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
  `Nice()`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `execute()`
  Execute the task
  `void`
  `setCurrentPriority(String currentPriority)`
  The name of a property to set to the value of the current thread priority.
  `void`
  `setNewPriority(int newPriority)`
  the new priority, in the range 1-10.

  ### 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

  - ### Nice

    public Nice()

- ## Method Details

  - ### execute

    public void execute() throws BuildException
    Execute the task
    Overrides:
      `execute` in class `Task`
    Throws:
      `BuildException` - if something goes wrong with the build

  - ### setCurrentPriority

    public void setCurrentPriority(String currentPriority)
    The name of a property to set to the value of the current thread priority. Optional
    Parameters:
      `currentPriority` - the property name.

  - ### setNewPriority

    public void setNewPriority(int newPriority)
    the new priority, in the range 1-10.
    Parameters:
      `newPriority` - the new priority value.