org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources
Class JavaConstantResource

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
      extended by org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
          extended by org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource
              extended by org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.AbstractClasspathResource
                  extended by org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.JavaConstantResource
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<Resource>, java.lang.Iterable<Resource>, ResourceCollection

public class JavaConstantResource
extends AbstractClasspathResource

A resource that is a java constant. This lets you extract values off the classpath and use them elsewhere

Since:
Ant 1.7

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.AbstractClasspathResource
AbstractClasspathResource.ClassLoaderWithFlag
 
Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource
MAGIC, UNKNOWN_DATETIME, UNKNOWN_SIZE
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
checked, ref
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
description, location, project
 
Constructor Summary
JavaConstantResource()
           
 
Method Summary
protected  java.io.InputStream openInputStream(java.lang.ClassLoader cl)
          open the input stream from a specific classloader
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.AbstractClasspathResource
createClasspath, dieOnCircularReference, getClassLoader, getClasspath, getInputStream, getLoader, isExists, setClasspath, setClasspathRef, setLoaderRef, setParentFirst, setRefid
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource
as, clone, compareTo, equals, getLastModified, getMagicNumber, getName, getOutputStream, getSize, hashCode, isDirectory, isFilesystemOnly, iterator, setDirectory, setExists, setLastModified, setName, setSize, size, toLongString, toString
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
checkAttributesAllowed, checkChildrenAllowed, circularReference, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getDataTypeName, getRefid, invokeCircularReferenceCheck, isChecked, isReference, noChildrenAllowed, pushAndInvokeCircularReferenceCheck, setChecked, tooManyAttributes
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

JavaConstantResource

public JavaConstantResource()
Method Detail

openInputStream

protected java.io.InputStream openInputStream(java.lang.ClassLoader cl)
                                       throws java.io.IOException
open the input stream from a specific classloader

Specified by:
openInputStream in class AbstractClasspathResource
Parameters:
cl - the classloader to use. Will be null if the system classloader is used
Returns:
an open input stream for the resource
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if an error occurs.