Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jlink

# Class jlink

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jlink.jlink

public class jlink extends Object
jlink links together multiple .jar files.

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`jlink()`

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
`addAddFile(String fileToAdd)`
Adds a file to be added into the output.
`void`
`addAddFiles(String... filesToAdd)`
Adds several files to be added into the output.
`void`
`addMergeFile(String fileToMerge)`
Adds a file to be merged into the output.
`void`
`addMergeFiles(String... filesToMerge)`
Adds several files to be merged into the output.
`void`
`link()`
Performs the linking of files.
`static void`
`main(String[] args)`
The command line entry point for jlink.
`void`
`setCompression(boolean compress)`
Determines whether output will be compressed.
`void`
`setOutfile(String outfile)`
The file that will be created by this instance of jlink.

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

## Constructor Details

### jlink

public jlink()

## Method Details

### setOutfile

public void setOutfile(String outfile)
The file that will be created by this instance of jlink.

Parameters:
  `outfile` - the file to create.

### addMergeFile

public void addMergeFile(String fileToMerge)
Adds a file to be merged into the output.

Parameters:
  `fileToMerge` - the file to merge into the output.

### addAddFile

public void addAddFile(String fileToAdd)
Adds a file to be added into the output.

Parameters:
  `fileToAdd` - the file to add to the output.

### addMergeFiles

public void addMergeFiles(String... filesToMerge)
Adds several files to be merged into the output.

Parameters:
  `filesToMerge` - an array of files to merge into the output.

### addAddFiles

public void addAddFiles(String... filesToAdd)
Adds several files to be added into the output.

Parameters:
  `filesToAdd` - an array of files to add to the output.

### setCompression

public void setCompression(boolean compress)
Determines whether output will be compressed.

Parameters:
  `compress` - if true use compression.

### link

public void link() throws Exception
Performs the linking of files. Addfiles are added to the output as-is. For example, a jar file is added to the output as a jar file. However, mergefiles are first examined for their type. If it is a jar or zip file, the contents will be extracted from the mergefile and entered into the output. If a zip or jar file is encountered in a subdirectory it will be added, not merged. If a directory is encountered, it becomes the root entry of all the files below it. Thus, you can provide multiple, disjoint directories, as addfiles: they will all be added in a rational manner to outfile.

Throws:
  `Exception` - on error.

### main

public static void main(String[] args)
The command line entry point for jlink.

Parameters:
  `args` - an array of arguments