Filter (Apache Ant API)
Description: declaration: package: org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs, class: Filter

Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

# Class Filter

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
org.apache.tools.ant.Task
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Filter

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Cloneable`

public class Filter extends Task
Sets a token filter that is used by the file copy tasks to do token substitution. Sets multiple tokens by reading these from a file.

Since:
  Ant 1.1

- ## 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

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `Filter()`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `execute()`
  Execute the task.
  `protected void`
  `readFilters()`
  Read the filters.
  `void`
  `setFiltersfile(File filtersFile)`
  The file from which the filters must be read.
  `void`
  `setToken(String token)`
  The token string without @ delimiters.
  `void`
  `setValue(String value)`
  The string that should replace the token during filtered copies.

  ### 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 Details

  - ### Filter

    public Filter()

- ## Method Details

  - ### setToken

    public void setToken(String token)
    The token string without @ delimiters.
    Parameters:
      `token` - token to set

  - ### setValue

    public void setValue(String value)
    The string that should replace the token during filtered copies.
    Parameters:
      `value` - token replace value

  - ### setFiltersfile

    public void setFiltersfile(File filtersFile)
    The file from which the filters must be read. This file must be a formatted as a property file.
    Parameters:
      `filtersFile` - filter file

  - ### execute

    public void execute() throws BuildException
    Execute the task.
    Overrides:
      `execute` in class `Task`
    Throws:
      `BuildException` - on error

  - ### readFilters

    protected void readFilters() throws BuildException
    Read the filters.
    Throws:
      `BuildException` - on error