## net.sf.antcontrib.platform
Class ShellScriptTask

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.Task
              org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask
                  net.sf.antcontrib.platform.ShellScriptTask

    public class ShellScriptTask

extends org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask

A generic front-end for passing "shell lines" to any application which can accept a filename containing script input (bash, perl, csh, tcsh, etc.). see antcontrib doc for useage

Author:
  stephan beal, peter reilly

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask
`cmdl, failOnError, newEnvironment, redirector, redirectorElement`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`description, location, target, taskName, taskType, wrapper`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`project`

Constructor Summary
`ShellScriptTask()`

Method Summary
`void` `addText(java.lang.String s)` Adds s to the lines of script code.
`void` `execute()` execute the task
`void` `setCommand(org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline notUsed)` Disallow the command attribute of parent class ExecTask.
`void` `setExecutable(java.lang.String shell)` Sets the shell used to run the script.
`void` `setInputString(java.lang.String s)` Sets script code to s.
`void` `setShell(java.lang.String shell)` Sets the shell used to run the script.
`void` `setTmpSuffix(java.lang.String tmpSuffix)` Sets the suffix for the tmp file used to contain the script.
`protected void` `writeScript()` Writes the script lines to a temp file.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask

`addConfiguredRedirector, addEnv, checkConfiguration, createArg, createHandler, createWatchdog, getResolveExecutable, isValidOs, logFlush, maybeSetResultPropertyValue, prepareExec, resolveExecutable, runExec, runExecute, setAppend, setDir, setError, setErrorProperty, setFailIfExecutionFails, setFailonerror, setInput, setLogError, setNewenvironment, setOs, setOutput, setOutputproperty, setResolveExecutable, setResultProperty, setSearchPath, setSpawn, setTimeout, setTimeout, setupRedirector, setVMLauncher`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`getDescription, getLocation, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, init, isInvalid, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setDescription, setLocation, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`getProject, setProject`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ShellScriptTask

    public ShellScriptTask()

Method Detail

### addText

    public void addText(java.lang.String s)

  Adds s to the lines of script code.

### setInputString

    public void setInputString(java.lang.String s)

  Sets script code to s.

  Overrides:
    `setInputString` in class `org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask`

### setShell

    public void setShell(java.lang.String shell)

  Sets the shell used to run the script.

  Parameters:
    `shell` - the shell to use (bash is default)

### setExecutable

    public void setExecutable(java.lang.String shell)

  Sets the shell used to run the script.

  Overrides:
    `setExecutable` in class `org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask`
  Parameters:
    `shell` - the shell to use (bash is default)

### setCommand

    public void setCommand(org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline notUsed)

  Disallow the command attribute of parent class ExecTask. ant.attribute ignore="true"

  Overrides:
    `setCommand` in class `org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask`
  Parameters:
    `notUsed` - not used
  Throws:
    `org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException` - if called

### setTmpSuffix

    public void setTmpSuffix(java.lang.String tmpSuffix)

  Sets the suffix for the tmp file used to contain the script. This is useful for cmd.exe as one can use cmd /c call x.bat

  Parameters:
    `tmpSuffix` - the suffix to use

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException

  execute the task

  Overrides:
    `execute` in class `org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask`
  Throws:
    `org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException`

### writeScript

    protected void writeScript()
                        throws org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException

  Writes the script lines to a temp file.

  Throws:
    `org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException`