org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

Class Dirname

Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable

public class Dirname
extends Task

Determines the directory name of the specified file. This task can accept the following attributes: Both file and property are required.

When this task executes, it will set the specified property to the value of the specified file up to, but not including, the last path element. If file is a file, the directory will be the current directory.

Since:
Ant 1.5

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

Method Summary

void
execute()
Execute this task.
void
setFile(File file)
Path to take the dirname of.
void
setProperty(String property)
The name of the property to set.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task

bindToOwner, execute, 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, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject

Method Details

execute

public void execute()
            throws BuildException
Execute this task.
Overrides:
execute in interface Task
Throws:
BuildException - on error

setFile

public void setFile(File file)
Path to take the dirname of.
Parameters:
file - a File value

setProperty

public void setProperty(String property)
The name of the property to set.
Parameters:
property - the name of the property