org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs
Class Dirname

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
      extended by org.apache.tools.ant.Task
          extended by org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Dirname
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.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
 
Constructor Summary
Dirname()
           
 
Method Summary
 void execute()
          Execute this task.
 void setFile(java.io.File file)
          Path to take the dirname of.
 void setProperty(java.lang.String property)
          The name of the property to set.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
bindToOwner, 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, setDescription, setLocation, setProject
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Dirname

public Dirname()
Method Detail

setFile

public void setFile(java.io.File file)
Path to take the dirname of.

Parameters:
file - a File value

setProperty

public void setProperty(java.lang.String property)
The name of the property to set.

Parameters:
property - the name of the property

execute

public void execute()
             throws BuildException
Execute this task.

Overrides:
execute in class Task
Throws:
BuildException - on error