org.eclipse.pde.build
Interface IAntScript

public interface IAntScript

Interface providing helper methods to produce Ant scripts.

It contains convenience methods for creating the XML elements required for Ant scripts. See the Ant website for more details on Ant scripts and the particular Ant tasks.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary
void	print ( String string)           Print the given string to the Ant script.
void	printAntCallTask ( String target, boolean inheritAll, Map params)           Print an ant call task as defined by AntCall}.
void	printAttribute ( String name, String value, boolean mandatory)           Print an XML attribute.
void	printComment ( String comment)           Print the given comment to the Ant script folled by a carriage-return.
void	printEndTag ( String endTag)           Print tagName as an xml end tag (</tagName>).
void	println ()           Print a empty line.
void	println ( String string)           Print the given string followed by a carriage-return.
void	printStartTag ( String tagName)           Print tagName as an xml begin tag (<tagName>).
void	printTabs ()           Print as many tabs as current nesting level requires
void	printTargetDeclaration ( String name, String depends, String ifClause, String unlessClause, String description)           Print a target declaration.
void	printTargetEnd ()           Print the end tag for a target declaration.

 

Method Detail

print

void print(
String string)

Print the given string to the Ant script.

Parameters:

string - the string to print.

printComment

void printComment(
String comment)

Print the given comment to the Ant script folled by a carriage-return.

Parameters:

comment - the comment to print.

println

void println(
String string)

Print the given string followed by a carriage-return.

Parameters:

string - the string to print.

println

void println()

Print a empty line.

printAntCallTask

void printAntCallTask(
String target,
                      boolean inheritAll,
                      
Map params)

Print an ant call task as defined by AntCall}.

Parameters:

target - the target executed by the call. This value can not be null.

inheritAll - If true, pass all properties to the new Ant project.

params - Specifies as key / value pairs, the properties to set before running the specified target. This value can be null

printAttribute

void printAttribute(
String name,
                    
String value,
                    boolean mandatory)

Print an XML attribute. name=value.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute to print. This value can not be null.

value - the name of the value to print. This value can be null.

mandatory - indicate whether or not the value is mandatory. If the value is null and the attribute is mandatory, the printed value will be "".

printStartTag

void printStartTag(
String tagName)

Print tagName as an xml begin tag (<tagName>).

Parameters:

tagName - the tag to print.

void printEndTag(
String endTag)

void printTabs()

void printTargetDeclaration(
String name,
                            
String depends,
                            
String ifClause,
                            
String unlessClause,
                            
String description)

void printTargetEnd()