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<p>It is very easy to write your own task:</p> |
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<ol> |
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<li>Create a Java class that extends <code>org.apache.tools.ant.Task</code> |
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or <a href="base_task_classes.html">another class</a> that was desgined to be extended.</li> |
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or <a href="base_task_classes.html">another class</a> that was designed to be extended.</li> |
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<li>For each attribute, write a <i>setter</i> method. The setter method must be a |
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<code>public void</code> method that takes a single argument. The |
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name of the method must begin with <code>set</code>, followed by the |
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@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ public class MyVeryOwnTask extends Task { |
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<li>Use your task in the rest of the buildfile.</li> |
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</ol> |
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<h3>Example</h3> |
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<blockquote> |
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<pre> |
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</pre> |
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</blockquote> |
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<p>Another way to add a task (more permanently), is to add the task name and |
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implementing class name to the <code>default.properties</code> file in the |
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<code>org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs</code> |
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<hr> |
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<h2><a name="integration">Source code integration</a></h2> |
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The other way to extend Ant through Java is to make changes to existing tasks, which is positively encouraged. |
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Both changes to the existing source and new tasks can be incorporated back into the Ant codebase, which |
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benefits all users and spreads the maintenance load around. |
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@@ -503,8 +500,6 @@ Ant also has some |
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which provides some advice to people developing and testing tasks. Even if you intend to |
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keep your tasks to yourself, you should still read this as it should be informative. |
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</body> |
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Matthew Jason Benson
19 years ago