org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

## Class ConditionTask

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.ConditionBase
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ConditionTask

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable

    public class ConditionTask
    extends ConditionBase

Task to set a property conditionally using <uptodate>, <available>, and many other supported conditions.

This task supports boolean logic as well as pluggable conditions to decide, whether a property should be set.

This task does not extend Task to take advantage of ConditionBase.

Since:
  Ant 1.4

### Field Summary

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

`description, location, project`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`ConditionTask()` Constructor, names this task "condition".

### Method Summary

Methods
`void` `execute()` See whether our nested condition holds and set the property.
`void` `setElse(java.lang.Object alt)` The value for the property to set, if condition evaluates to false.
`void` `setElse(java.lang.String e)` The value for the property to set, if condition evaluates to false.
`void` `setProperty(java.lang.String p)` The name of the property to set.
`void` `setValue(java.lang.Object value)` The value for the property to set, if condition evaluates to true.
`void` `setValue(java.lang.String v)` The value for the property to set, if condition evaluates to true.

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.ConditionBase

`add, addAnd, addAvailable, addChecksum, addContains, addEquals, addFilesMatch, addHttp, addIsFalse, addIsFileSelected, addIsReference, addIsSet, addIsTrue, addNot, addOr, addOs, addSocket, addUptodate, countConditions, getConditions, getTaskName, setTaskName`

### 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 Detail

#### ConditionTask

    public ConditionTask()

Constructor, names this task "condition".

### Method Detail

#### setProperty

    public void setProperty(java.lang.String p)

The name of the property to set. Required.

Parameters:
  `p` - the name of the property
Since:
  Ant 1.4

#### setValue

    public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)

The value for the property to set, if condition evaluates to true. Defaults to "true".

Parameters:
  `value` - the (Object) value of the property
Since:
  Ant 1.8

#### setValue

    public void setValue(java.lang.String v)

The value for the property to set, if condition evaluates to true. Defaults to "true".

Parameters:
  `v` - the value of the property
Since:
  Ant 1.4

#### setElse

    public void setElse(java.lang.Object alt)

The value for the property to set, if condition evaluates to false. If this attribute is not specified, the property will not be set.

Parameters:
  `alt` - the alternate value of the property.
Since:
  Ant 1.8

#### setElse

    public void setElse(java.lang.String e)

The value for the property to set, if condition evaluates to false. If this attribute is not specified, the property will not be set.

Parameters:
  `e` - the alternate value of the property.
Since:
  Ant 1.6.3

#### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

See whether our nested condition holds and set the property.

Throws:
  `BuildException` - if an error occurs
Since:
  Ant 1.4