org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs
Class Manifest.Attribute

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Manifest.Attribute

Enclosing class:

Manifest

public static class Manifest.Attribute
extends java.lang.Object

An attribute for the manifest. Those attributes that are not nested into a section will be added to the "Main" section.

Constructor Summary

Manifest.Attribute()
Construct an empty attribute

Manifest.Attribute(java.lang.String line)
Construct an attribute by parsing a line from the Manifest

Manifest.Attribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)
Construct a manifest by specifying its name and value

Method Summary

void	addContinuation(java.lang.String line) Add a continuation line from the Manifest file.
void	addValue(java.lang.String value) Add a new value to this attribute - making it multivalued.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object rhs)
java.lang.String	getKey() Get the attribute's Key - its name in lower case.
java.lang.String	getName() Get the Attribute's name
java.lang.String	getValue() Get the Attribute's value.
java.util.Enumeration	getValues() Get all the attribute's values.
int	hashCode()
void	parse(java.lang.String line) Parse a line into name and value pairs
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Set the Attribute's name; required
void	setValue(java.lang.String value) Set the Attribute's value; required
void	write(java.io.PrintWriter writer) Write the attribute out to a print writer without flattening multi-values attributes (i.e.
void	write(java.io.PrintWriter writer, boolean flatten) Write the attribute out to a print writer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Manifest.Attribute

public Manifest.Attribute()

Construct an empty attribute

Manifest.Attribute

public Manifest.Attribute(java.lang.String line)
                   throws ManifestException

Construct an attribute by parsing a line from the Manifest

Parameters:

line - the line containing the attribute name and value

Throws:

ManifestException - if the line is not valid

Manifest.Attribute

public Manifest.Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                          java.lang.String value)

Construct a manifest by specifying its name and value

Parameters:

name - the attribute's name

value - the Attribute's value

Method Detail

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a hashcode based on the key and values.

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object rhs)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

rhs - the object to check for equality.

Returns:

true if the key and values are the same.

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

parse

public void parse(java.lang.String line)
           throws ManifestException

Parse a line into name and value pairs

Parameters:

line - the line to be parsed

Throws:

ManifestException - if the line does not contain a colon separating the name and value

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Set the Attribute's name; required

Parameters:

name - the attribute's name

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the Attribute's name

Returns:

the attribute's name.

getKey

public java.lang.String getKey()

Get the attribute's Key - its name in lower case.

Returns:

the attribute's key.

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String value)

Set the Attribute's value; required

Parameters:

value - the attribute's value

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Get the Attribute's value.

Returns:

the attribute's value.

addValue

public void addValue(java.lang.String value)

Add a new value to this attribute - making it multivalued.

Parameters:

value - the attribute's additional value

getValues

public java.util.Enumeration getValues()

Get all the attribute's values.

Returns:

an enumeration of the attributes values

addContinuation

public void addContinuation(java.lang.String line)

Add a continuation line from the Manifest file. When lines are too long in a manifest, they are continued on the next line by starting with a space. This method adds the continuation data to the attribute value by skipping the first character.

Parameters:

line - the continuation line.

write

public void write(java.io.PrintWriter writer)
           throws java.io.IOException

Write the attribute out to a print writer without flattening multi-values attributes (i.e. Class-Path).

Parameters:

writer - the Writer to which the attribute is written

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the attribute value cannot be written

write

public void write(java.io.PrintWriter writer,
                  boolean flatten)
           throws java.io.IOException

Write the attribute out to a print writer.

Parameters:

writer - the Writer to which the attribute is written

flatten - whether to collapse multi-valued attributes (i.e. potentially Class-Path) Class-Path into a single attribute.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the attribute value cannot be written

Since:

Ant 1.8.0