Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

# Class Nice

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Cloneable`

public class Nice extends Task
A task to provide "nice-ness" to the current thread, and/or to query the current value. Examples:

     <nice currentPriority="current.value" >

Set `currentPriority` to the current priority

     <nice newPriority="10" >

Raise the priority of the build process (But not forked programs)

     <nice currentPriority="old" newPriority="3" >

Lower the priority of the build process (But not forked programs), and save the old value to the property `old`.

## 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
`Nice()`

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
`execute()`
Execute the task
`void`
`setCurrentPriority(String currentPriority)`
The name of a property to set to the value of the current thread priority.
`void`
`setNewPriority(int newPriority)`
the new priority, in the range 1-10.

### 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

### Nice

public Nice()

## Method Details

### execute

public void execute() throws BuildException
Execute the task

Overrides:
  `execute` in class `Task`
Throws:
  `BuildException` - if something goes wrong with the build

### setCurrentPriority

public void setCurrentPriority(String currentPriority)
The name of a property to set to the value of the current thread priority. Optional

Parameters:
  `currentPriority` - the property name.

### setNewPriority

public void setNewPriority(int newPriority)
the new priority, in the range 1-10.

Parameters:
  `newPriority` - the new priority value.