# Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

- Related Packages
  Package
  Description
  org.apache.tools.ant
  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers
  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition
  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.cvslib
  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email
  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.launcher
  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.modules
  Tasks for dealing with Java modules, which are supported starting with Java 9.
  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional
  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.rmic
- Class
  Description
  AbstractCvsTask
  original Cvs.java 1.20
  AbstractCvsTask.Module
  AbstractJarSignerTask
  This is factored out from `SignJar`; a base class that can be used for both signing and verifying JAR files using jarsigner
  Ant
  Build a sub-project.
  Ant.Reference
  Helper class that implements the nested <reference> element of <ant> and <antcall>.
  Ant.TargetElement
  Helper class that implements the nested <target> element of <ant> and <antcall>.
  Antlib
  Antlib task.
  AntlibDefinition
  Base class for tasks that that can be used in antlibs.
  AntStructure
  Creates a partial DTD for Ant from the currently known tasks.
  AntStructure.StructurePrinter
  Writes the actual structure information.
  AttributeNamespaceDef
  Definition to allow the URI to be considered for Ant attributes.
  AugmentReference
  Ant task to dynamically augment a previously declared reference.
  Available
  Will set the given property if the requested resource is available at runtime.
  Available.FileDir
  EnumeratedAttribute covering the file types to be checked for, either file or dir.
  Basename
  Sets a property to the base name of a specified file, optionally minus a suffix.
  BindTargets
  Simple task which bind some targets to some defined extension point
  BuildNumber
  Read, increment, and write a build number in a file It will first attempt to read a build number from a file, then set the property "build.number" to the value that was read in (or 0 if no such value).
  BUnzip2
  Expands a file that has been compressed with the BZIP2 algorithm.
  BZip2
  Compresses a file with the BZIP2 algorithm.
  CallTarget
  Call another target in the same project.
  Checksum
  Used to create or verify file checksums.
  Checksum.FormatElement
  Helper class for the format attribute.
  Chmod
  Chmod equivalent for unix-like environments.
  Classloader
  EXPERIMENTAL Create or modifies ClassLoader.
  CloseResources
  Not a real task but used during tests.
  CommandLauncherTask
  Task that configures the `CommandLauncher` to used when starting external processes.
  Componentdef
  Adds a component definition to the current project.
  Concat
  This class contains the 'concat' task, used to concatenate a series of files into a single stream.
  Concat.TextElement
  sub element points to a file or contains text
  ConditionTask
  Task to set a property conditionally using <uptodate>, <available>, and many other supported conditions.
  Copy
  Copies a file or directory to a new file or directory.
  Copydir
  Deprecated.
  The copydir task is deprecated since Ant 1.2.
  Copyfile
  Deprecated.
  The copyfile task is deprecated since Ant 1.2.
  CopyPath
  Deprecated.
  this task should have never been released and was obsoleted by ResourceCollection support in Copy available since Ant 1.7.0.
  Cvs
  Performs operations on a CVS repository.
  CVSPass
  Adds an new entry to a CVS password file.
  DefaultExcludes
  Alters the default excludes for the entire build..
  DefBase
  Base class for Definitions handling uri and class loading.
  Definer
  Base class for Taskdef and Typedef - handles all the attributes for Typedef.
  Definer.Format
  Enumerated type for format attribute
  Definer.OnError
  Enumerated type for onError attribute
  Delete
  Deletes a file or directory, or set of files defined by a fileset.
  Deltree
  Deprecated.
  The deltree task is deprecated since Ant 1.2.
  DependSet
  Examines and removes out of date target files.
  DiagnosticsTask
  This is a task that hands off work to the Diagnostics module.
  Dirname
  Determines the directory name of the specified file.
  Ear
  Creates a EAR archive.
  Echo
  Writes a message to the Ant logging facilities.
  Echo.EchoLevel
  The enumerated values for the level attribute.
  EchoXML
  Echo XML.
  EchoXML.NamespacePolicy
  Exec
  Deprecated.
  since 1.2.
  ExecTask
  Executes a given command if the os platform is appropriate.
  Execute
  Runs an external program.
  ExecuteJava
  Execute a Java class.
  ExecuteOn
  Executes a given command, supplying a set of files as arguments.
  ExecuteOn.FileDirBoth
  Enumerated attribute with the values "file", "dir" and "both" for the type attribute.
  ExecuteStreamHandler
  Used by `Execute` to handle input and output stream of subprocesses.
  ExecuteWatchdog
  Destroys a process running for too long.
  Exit
  Exits the active build, giving an additional message if available.
  Expand
  Unzip a file.
  Filter
  Sets a token filter that is used by the file copy tasks to do token substitution.
  FixCRLF
  Converts text source files to local OS formatting conventions, as well as repair text files damaged by misconfigured or misguided editors or file transfer programs.
  FixCRLF.AddAsisRemove
  Enumerated attribute with the values "asis", "add" and "remove".
  FixCRLF.CrLf
  Enumerated attribute with the values "asis", "cr", "lf", "crlf", "mac", "unix" and "dos.
  GenerateKey
  Generates a key in a keystore.
  GenerateKey.DistinguishedName
  A class corresponding to the dname nested element.
  GenerateKey.DnameParam
  A DistinguishedName parameter.
  Get
  Gets a particular file from a URL source.
  Get.Base64Converter
  Provide this for Backward Compatibility.
  Get.DownloadProgress
  Interface implemented for reporting progress of downloading.
  Get.NullProgress
  do nothing with progress info
  Get.VerboseProgress
  verbose progress system prints to some output stream
  GUnzip
  Expands a file that has been compressed with the GZIP algorithm.
  GZip
  Compresses a file with the GZIP algorithm.
  HostInfo
  Sets properties to the host provided, or localhost if no information is provided.
  ImportTask
  Task to import another build file into the current project.
  Input
  Reads an input line from the console.
  Input.HandlerType
  EnumeratedAttribute representing the built-in input handler types: "default", "propertyfile", "greedy", "secure" (since Ant 1.8).
  Jar
  Creates a JAR archive.
  Jar.FilesetManifestConfig
  The manifest config enumerated type.
  Jar.StrictMode
  The strict enumerated type.
  Java
  Launcher for Java applications.
  Javac
  Compiles Java source files.
  Javadoc
  Generates Javadoc documentation for a collection of source code.
  Javadoc.AccessType
  EnumeratedAttribute implementation supporting the Javadoc scoping values.
  Javadoc.ExtensionInfo
  A project aware class used for Javadoc extensions which take a name and a path such as doclet and taglet arguments.
  Javadoc.Html
  An HTML element in the Javadoc.
  Javadoc.PackageName
  Used to track info about the packages to be javadoc'd
  Javadoc.SourceFile
  This class is used to manage the source files to be processed.
  JDBCTask
  Handles JDBC configuration needed by SQL type tasks.
  Jikes
  Deprecated.
  since 1.2.
  JikesOutputParser
  Deprecated.
  since 1.2.
  KeySubst
  Deprecated.
  KeySubst is deprecated since Ant 1.1.
  Length
  Gets lengths: of files/resources, byte size; of strings, length (optionally trimmed).
  Length.FileMode
  EnumeratedAttribute operation mode
  Length.When
  EnumeratedAttribute for the when attribute.
  LoadFile
  Load a file into a property
  LoadProperties
  Load a file's contents as Ant properties.
  LoadResource
  Load a resource into a property
  Local
  Task to create local properties in the current scope.
  Local.Name
  Nested `name` element.
  LogOutputStream
  Logs each line written to this stream to the log system of ant.
  LogStreamHandler
  Logs standard output and error of a subprocess to the log system of ant.
  MacroDef
  Describe class `MacroDef` here.
  MacroDef.Attribute
  An attribute for the MacroDef task.
  MacroDef.NestedSequential
  The class corresponding to the sequential nested element.
  MacroDef.TemplateElement
  A nested element for the MacroDef task.
  MacroDef.Text
  A nested text element for the MacroDef task.
  MacroInstance
  The class to be placed in the ant type definition.
  MacroInstance.Element
  Embedded element in macro instance
  MakeUrl
  This task takes file and turns them into a URL, which it then assigns to a property.
  Manifest
  Holds the data of a jar manifest.
  Manifest.Attribute
  An attribute for the manifest.
  Manifest.Section
  A manifest section - you can nest attribute elements into sections.
  ManifestClassPath
  Converts a Path into a property suitable as a Manifest classpath.
  ManifestException
  Exception thrown indicating problems in a JAR Manifest
  ManifestTask
  Creates a manifest file for inclusion in a JAR, Ant task wrapper around `Manifest`.
  ManifestTask.Mode
  Helper class for Manifest's mode attribute.
  MatchingTask
  This is an abstract task that should be used by all those tasks that require to include or exclude files based on pattern matching.
  Mkdir
  Creates a given directory.
  Move
  Moves a file or directory to a new file or directory.
  Nice
  A task to provide "nice-ness" to the current thread, and/or to query the current value.
  Pack
  Abstract Base class for pack tasks.
  Parallel
  Executes the contained tasks in separate threads, continuing once all are completed.
  Parallel.TaskList
  Class which holds a list of tasks to execute
  Patch
  Patches a file by applying a 'diff' file to it; requires "patch" to be on the execution path.
  PathConvert
  Converts path and classpath information to a specific target OS format.
  PathConvert.TargetOs
  An enumeration of supported targets: "windows", "unix", "netware", and "os/2".
  PreSetDef
  The preset definition task generates a new definition based on a current definition with some attributes or elements preset.
  PreSetDef.PreSetDefinition
  This class contains the unknown element and the object that is predefined.
  ProjectHelperTask
  Task to install project helper into Ant's runtime
  Property
  Sets a property by name, or set of properties (from file or resource) in the project.
  PropertyHelperTask
  This task is designed to allow the user to install a different PropertyHelper on the current Project.
  PumpStreamHandler
  Copies standard output and error of subprocesses to standard output and error of the parent process.
  PumpStreamHandler.ThreadWithPumper
  Specialized subclass that allows access to the running StreamPumper.
  Recorder
  Adds a listener to the current build process that records the output to a file.
  Recorder.ActionChoices
  A list of possible values for the `setAction()` method.
  Recorder.VerbosityLevelChoices
  A list of possible values for the `setLoglevel()` method.
  RecorderEntry
  This is a class that represents a recorder.
  Redirector
  The Redirector class manages the setup and connection of input and output redirection for an Ant project component.
  Rename
  Deprecated.
  The rename task is deprecated since Ant 1.2.
  Replace
  Replaces all occurrences of one or more string tokens with given values in the indicated files.
  ResourceCount
  Count resources from a ResourceCollection, storing to a property or writing to the log.
  Retry
  Retries the nested task a set number of times
  Rmic
  Runs the rmic compiler against classes.
  SendEmail
  A task to send SMTP email.
  Sequential
  Sequential is a container task - it can contain other Ant tasks.
  SetPermissions
  Sets `PosixFilePermission`s for resources.
  SetPermissions.NonPosixMode
  Options for dealing with file systems that don't support POSIX permissions.
  SignJar
  Signs JAR or ZIP files with the javasign command line tool.
  Sleep
  Sleep, or pause, for a period of time.
  SQLExec
  Executes a series of SQL statements on a database using JDBC.
  SQLExec.DelimiterType
  delimiters we support, "normal" and "row"
  SQLExec.OnError
  The action a task should perform on an error, one of "continue", "stop" and "abort"
  StreamPumper
  Copies all data from an input stream to an output stream.
  SubAnt
  Calls a given target for all defined sub-builds.
  Sync
  Synchronize a local target directory from the files defined in one or more filesets.
  Sync.MyCopy
  Subclass Copy in order to access it's file/dir maps.
  Sync.SyncTarget
  Inner class used to hold exclude patterns and selectors to save stuff that happens to live in the target directory but should not get removed.
  Tar
  Creates a tar archive.
  Tar.TarCompressionMethod
  Valid Modes for Compression attribute to Tar Task
  Tar.TarFileSet
  This is a FileSet with the option to specify permissions and other attributes.
  Tar.TarLongFileMode
  Set of options for long file handling in the task.
  Taskdef
  Adds a task definition to the current project, such that this new task can be used in the current project.
  TaskOutputStream
  Deprecated.
  since 1.2.x.
  TempFile
  This task sets a property to the name of a temporary file.
  Touch
  Touch a file and/or fileset(s) and/or filelist(s); corresponds to the Unix touch command.
  Touch.DateFormatFactory
  Transform
  Has been merged into ExecuteOn, empty class for backwards compatibility.
  Truncate
  Set the length of one or more files, as the intermittently available `truncate` Unix utility/function.
  Tstamp
  Sets properties to the current time, or offsets from the current time.
  Tstamp.Unit
  set of valid units to use for time offsets.
  Typedef
  Adds a data type definition to the current project.
  Unpack
  Abstract Base class for unpack tasks.
  Untar
  Untar a file.
  Untar.UntarCompressionMethod
  Valid Modes for Compression attribute to Untar Task
  UpToDate
  Sets the given property if the specified target has a timestamp greater than all of the source files.
  VerifyJar
  JAR verification task.
  WaitFor
  Wait for an external event to occur.
  WaitFor.Unit
  The enumeration of units: millisecond, second, minute, hour, day, week
  War
  An extension of <jar> to create a WAR archive.
  WhichResource
  Find a class or resource on the supplied classpath, or the system classpath if none is supplied.
  XmlProperty
  Loads property values from a valid XML file, generating the property names from the file's element and attribute names.
  XSLTLiaison
  Proxy interface for XSLT processors.
  XSLTLiaison2
  Extended Proxy interface for XSLT processors.
  XSLTLiaison3
  Extends Proxy interface for XSLT processors.
  XSLTLiaison4
  Extends Proxy interface for XSLT processors: adds support for XSLT parameters of various types (not only String)
  XSLTLogger
  Interface to log messages for XSLT
  XSLTLoggerAware
  Interface for a class that one can set an XSLTLogger on.
  XSLTProcess
  Processes a set of XML documents via XSLT.
  XSLTProcess.Factory
  The factory element to configure a transformer factory
  XSLTProcess.Factory.Attribute
  A JAXP factory attribute.
  XSLTProcess.Factory.Feature
  A feature for the TraX factory.
  XSLTProcess.OutputProperty
  Specify how the result tree should be output as specified in the specification.
  XSLTProcess.Param
  The Param inner class used to store XSL parameters
  XSLTProcess.ParamType
  Enum for types of the parameter expression.
  Zip
  Create a Zip file.
  Zip.ArchiveState
  Holds the up-to-date status and the out-of-date resources of the original archive.
  Zip.Duplicate
  Possible behaviors when a duplicate file is added: "add", "preserve" or "fail"
  Zip.UnicodeExtraField
  Policy for creation of Unicode extra fields: never, always or not-encodeable.
  Zip.WhenEmpty
  Possible behaviors when there are no matching files for the task: "fail", "skip", or "create".
  Zip.Zip64ModeAttribute
  The choices for Zip64 extensions.