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package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;

Copies a file.
Since:Ant 1.1
Deprecated:The copyfile task is deprecated since Ant 1.2. Use copy instead.
/** * Copies a file. * * @since Ant 1.1 * * @deprecated The copyfile task is deprecated since Ant 1.2. Use * copy instead. */
@Deprecated public class Copyfile extends Task { private File srcFile; private File destFile; private boolean filtering = false; private boolean forceOverwrite = false;
Set the source file.
Params:
  • src – the source file.
/** * Set the source file. * @param src the source file. */
public void setSrc(File src) { srcFile = src; }
The forceoverwrite attribute. Default is false.
Params:
  • force – if true overwrite even if the destination file is newer that the source file
/** * The forceoverwrite attribute. * Default is false. * @param force if true overwrite even if the destination file * is newer that the source file */
public void setForceoverwrite(boolean force) { forceOverwrite = force; }
Set the destination file.
Params:
  • dest – the destination file.
/** * Set the destination file. * @param dest the destination file. */
public void setDest(File dest) { destFile = dest; }
The filtering attribute. Default is false.
Params:
  • filter – if true use filtering
/** * The filtering attribute. * Default is false. * @param filter if true use filtering */
public void setFiltering(String filter) { filtering = Project.toBoolean(filter); }
Execute the task.
Throws:
  • BuildException – on error
/** * Execute the task. * @throws BuildException on error */
@Override public void execute() throws BuildException { log("DEPRECATED - The copyfile task is deprecated. Use copy instead."); if (srcFile == null) { throw new BuildException("The src attribute must be present.", getLocation()); } if (!srcFile.exists()) { throw new BuildException("src " + srcFile.toString() + " does not exist.", getLocation()); } if (destFile == null) { throw new BuildException("The dest attribute must be present.", getLocation()); } if (srcFile.equals(destFile)) { log("Warning: src == dest", Project.MSG_WARN); } if (forceOverwrite || srcFile.lastModified() > destFile.lastModified()) { try { getProject().copyFile(srcFile, destFile, filtering, forceOverwrite); } catch (IOException ioe) { throw new BuildException( "Error copying file: " + srcFile.getAbsolutePath() + " due to " + ioe.getMessage()); } } } }