Package org.apache.tools.ant.types

# Class Commandline.Argument

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline.Argument

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Cloneable`

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `ImplementationSpecificArgument`

Enclosing class:
  `Commandline`

public static class Commandline.Argument extends ProjectComponent
Used for nested xml command line definitions.

## Field Summary

### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

`description, location, project`

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`Argument()`

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
`copyFrom(Commandline.Argument other)`
Copies settings from a different argument.
`String[]`
`getParts()`
Return the constituent parts of this Argument.
`void`
`setFile(File value)`
Set a single commandline argument to the absolute filename of the given file.
`void`
`setLine(String line)`
Set the line to split into several commandline arguments.
`void`
`setPath(Path value)`
Set a single commandline argument and treats it like a PATH--ensuring the right separator for the local platform is used.
`void`
`setPathref(Reference value)`
Set a single commandline argument from a reference to a path--ensuring the right separator for the local platform is used.
`void`
`setPrefix(String prefix)`
Set the prefix to be placed in front of every part of the argument.
`void`
`setSuffix(String suffix)`
Set the suffix to be placed at the end of every part of the argument.
`void`
`setValue(String value)`
Set a single commandline argument.

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

`clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

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

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

## Constructor Details

### Argument

public Argument()

## Method Details

### setValue

public void setValue(String value)
Set a single commandline argument.

Parameters:
  `value` - a single commandline argument.

### setLine

public void setLine(String line)
Set the line to split into several commandline arguments.

Parameters:
  `line` - line to split into several commandline arguments.

### setPath

public void setPath(Path value)
Set a single commandline argument and treats it like a PATH--ensuring the right separator for the local platform is used.

Parameters:
  `value` - a single commandline argument.

### setPathref

public void setPathref(Reference value)
Set a single commandline argument from a reference to a path--ensuring the right separator for the local platform is used.

Parameters:
  `value` - a single commandline argument.

### setFile

public void setFile(File value)
Set a single commandline argument to the absolute filename of the given file.

Parameters:
  `value` - a single commandline argument.

### setPrefix

public void setPrefix(String prefix)
Set the prefix to be placed in front of every part of the argument.

Parameters:
  `prefix` - fixed prefix string.
Since:
  Ant 1.8.0

### setSuffix

public void setSuffix(String suffix)
Set the suffix to be placed at the end of every part of the argument.

Parameters:
  `suffix` - fixed suffix string.
Since:
  Ant 1.8.0

### copyFrom

public void copyFrom(Commandline.Argument other)
Copies settings from a different argument.

Parameters:
  `other` - the argument to copy setting from
Since:
  Ant 1.10.6

### getParts

public String[] getParts()
Return the constituent parts of this Argument.

Returns:
  an array of strings.