org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jlink
Class jlink

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jlink.jlink

public class jlink
extends java.lang.Object

jlink links together multiple .jar files.


Constructor Summary
jlink()
           
 
Method Summary
 void addAddFile(java.lang.String fileToAdd)
          Adds a file to be added into the output.
 void addAddFiles(java.lang.String[] filesToAdd)
          Adds several file to be added into the output.
 void addMergeFile(java.lang.String fileToMerge)
          Adds a file to be merged into the output.
 void addMergeFiles(java.lang.String[] filesToMerge)
          Adds several files to be merged into the output.
 void link()
          Performs the linking of files.
static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
          The command line entry point for jlink.
 void setCompression(boolean compress)
          Determines whether output will be compressed.
 void setOutfile(java.lang.String outfile)
          The file that will be created by this instance of jlink.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

jlink

public jlink()
Method Detail

setOutfile

public void setOutfile(java.lang.String outfile)
The file that will be created by this instance of jlink.

Parameters:
outfile - the file to create.

addMergeFile

public void addMergeFile(java.lang.String fileToMerge)
Adds a file to be merged into the output.

Parameters:
fileToMerge - the file to merge into the output.

addAddFile

public void addAddFile(java.lang.String fileToAdd)
Adds a file to be added into the output.

Parameters:
fileToAdd - the file to add to the output.

addMergeFiles

public void addMergeFiles(java.lang.String[] filesToMerge)
Adds several files to be merged into the output.

Parameters:
filesToMerge - an array of files to merge into the output.

addAddFiles

public void addAddFiles(java.lang.String[] filesToAdd)
Adds several file to be added into the output.

Parameters:
filesToAdd - an array of files to add to the output.

setCompression

public void setCompression(boolean compress)
Determines whether output will be compressed.

Parameters:
compress - if true use compression.

link

public void link()
          throws java.lang.Exception
Performs the linking of files. Addfiles are added to the output as-is. For example, a jar file is added to the output as a jar file. However, mergefiles are first examined for their type. If it is a jar or zip file, the contents will be extracted from the mergefile and entered into the output. If a zip or jar file is encountered in a subdirectory it will be added, not merged. If a directory is encountered, it becomes the root entry of all the files below it. Thus, you can provide multiple, disjoint directories, as addfiles: they will all be added in a rational manner to outfile.

Throws:
java.lang.Exception - on error.

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
The command line entry point for jlink.

Parameters:
args - an array of arguments