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

Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

# Class Exec

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Cloneable`

@Deprecated public class Exec extends Task
Deprecated.
since 1.2. delegate to `Execute` instead.
Executes a given command if the os platform is appropriate.

As of Ant 1.2, this class is no longer the implementation of Ant's <exec> task - it is considered to be dead code by the Ant developers and is unmaintained. Don't use it.

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected PrintWriter`
  `fos`
  Deprecated.

  ### 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
  `Exec()`
  Deprecated.
  Constructor for Exec.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `execute()`
  Deprecated.
  Execute the task.
  `protected void`
  `logFlush()`
  Deprecated.
  Close output.
  `protected void`
  `outputLog(String line, int messageLevel)`
  Deprecated.
  Log an output message.
  `protected int`
  `run(String command)`
  Deprecated.
  Execute the command.
  `void`
  `setCommand(String command)`
  Deprecated.
  Set the command to exec.
  `void`
  `setDir(String d)`
  Deprecated.
  Set the directory.
  `void`
  `setFailonerror(boolean fail)`
  Deprecated.
  Set the failOnError attribute.
  `void`
  `setOs(String os)`
  Deprecated.
  Set the Operating System that this exec is to run in.
  `void`
  `setOutput(String out)`
  Deprecated.
  Set the output filename.

  ### 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`

- ## Field Details

  - ### fos

    protected PrintWriter fos
    Deprecated.

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### Exec

    public Exec()
    Deprecated.
    Constructor for Exec. Prints a warning message to std error.

- ## Method Details

  - ### execute

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

  - ### run

    protected int run(String command) throws BuildException
    Deprecated.
    Execute the command.
    Parameters:
      `command` - the command to exec
    Returns:
      the exit value of the command
    Throws:
      `BuildException` - on error

  - ### setDir

    public void setDir(String d)
    Deprecated.
    Set the directory.
    Parameters:
      `d` - a `String` value

  - ### setOs

    public void setOs(String os)
    Deprecated.
    Set the Operating System that this exec is to run in.
    Parameters:
      `os` - a `String` value

  - ### setCommand

    public void setCommand(String command)
    Deprecated.
    Set the command to exec.
    Parameters:
      `command` - a `String` value

  - ### setOutput

    public void setOutput(String out)
    Deprecated.
    Set the output filename.
    Parameters:
      `out` - a `String` value

  - ### setFailonerror

    public void setFailonerror(boolean fail)
    Deprecated.
    Set the failOnError attribute. Default is false.
    Parameters:
      `fail` - a `boolean` value

  - ### outputLog

    protected void outputLog(String line, int messageLevel)
    Deprecated.
    Log an output message.
    Parameters:
      `line` - the line to putput
      `messageLevel` - the level of logging - ignored if output is going to a file

  - ### logFlush

    protected void logFlush()
    Deprecated.
    Close output.