Didn't know that - when would it be good to subclass DataType?
-Ryan Cuprak On 9/25/02 2:10 PM, "Dominique Devienne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This 'param class that extends DataType' is not necessary. Any class will do > as a sub-element, provided it can be created using an add / addConfigured / > create method in the task class. And with Ant 1.5, a task doesn't even need > to extend Task, although that doesn't hurt (and is sometimes necessary if > one needs to access the Ant Project reference). Stefan will correct me if > I'm wrong ;-) --DD > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Cuprak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 12:42 PM > To: Ant > Subject: Re: [Q:] Writing a simple Ant task? > > > To accomplish this, you need to write a param class that extends DataType, > has a default constructor and setter/getter methods for the attributes. In > the mytask (extends Task), you add a method "addParam" which takes your > param class. > Hopefully that answers your question! > > -Ryan Cuprak > > On 9/25/02 7:51 AM, "David M. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I wanted to write a task along the following lines >> >> <mytask srcfile="" destfile=""> >> <param find="Key1" replaceWith="Value1"/> >> <param find="Key2" replaceWith="Value2"/> >> >> <param find="Keyn" replaceWith="Valuen"/> >> </mytask> >> >> In reading through the documentation trying to write this task I came >> across copy and filterset which seem to do exactly what I want. >> >> However, I would still like to understand how I would write this task. >> >> Looking at the Ant source code, it seems generic enough to be able to >> handle arbitary nested elements, but what methods must I put on my task >> class to support this? I am thinking createParam(), setParam() and >> getParam(). >> >> Do I need to create a ant.types.Param class? >> >> Any advice that helps me write this task would be gratefully received. >> >> Regards, >> David > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
