Package org.apache.tools.ant

# Interface Executor

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `DefaultExecutor`, `IgnoreDependenciesExecutor`, `SingleCheckExecutor`

public interface Executor
Target executor abstraction.

Since:
  Ant 1.6.3

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
`executeTargets(Project project, String[] targetNames)`
Execute the specified Targets for the specified Project.
`Executor`
`getSubProjectExecutor()`
Get the appropriate subproject Executor instance.

## Method Details

### executeTargets

void executeTargets(Project project, String[] targetNames) throws BuildException
Execute the specified Targets for the specified Project.

Parameters:
  `project` - the Ant Project.
  `targetNames` - String[] of Target names as specified on the command line.
Throws:
  `BuildException` - on error

### getSubProjectExecutor

Executor getSubProjectExecutor()
Get the appropriate subproject Executor instance. This allows the top executor to control what type of executor is used to execute subprojects via <ant>/<antcall>/<subant> and task that extend these. All bundled Executors return a SingleCheckExecutor (running a merged set of depended targets for all targets called) to run sub-builds.

Returns:
  an Executor instance.