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

java.lang.Object
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Enclosing class:

Manifest

public static class Manifest.Attribute

extends java.lang.Object

Class to hold manifest attributes

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 When lines are too long in a manifest, they are continued on the next line by starting with a space.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object rhs)
java.lang.String	getName() Get the Attribute's name
java.lang.String	getValue() Get the Attribute's value
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
void	setValue(java.lang.String value) Set the Attribute's value
void	write(java.io.PrintWriter writer) Write the attribute out to a print writer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, 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

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object rhs)

Overrides:

equals in class 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

Parameters:

name - the attribute's name

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the Attribute's name

Returns:

the attribute's name.

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String value)

Set the Attribute's value

Parameters:

value - the attribute's value

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Get the Attribute's value

Returns:

the attribute's value.

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.

write

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

Write the attribute out to a print writer.

Parameters:

writer - the Writer to which the attribute is written

Throws:

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