org.apache.tools.ant.types

## Class Environment.Variable

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.types.Environment.Variable

Enclosing class:
  Environment

    public static class Environment.Variable
    extends java.lang.Object

representation of a single env value

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Variable()` Constructor for variable

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`java.lang.String` `getContent()` get the assignment string This is not ready for insertion into a property file without following the escaping rules of the properties class.
`java.lang.String` `getKey()` key accessor
`java.lang.String` `getValue()` value accessor
`void` `setFile(java.io.File file)` get the absolute path of a file and assign it to the value
`void` `setKey(java.lang.String key)` set the key
`void` `setPath(Path path)` stringify path and assign to the value.
`void` `setValue(java.lang.String value)` set the value
`void` `validate()` checks whether all required attributes have been specified.

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

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

### Constructor Detail

#### Variable

    public Variable()

Constructor for variable

### Method Detail

#### setKey

    public void setKey(java.lang.String key)

set the key

Parameters:
  `key` - string

#### setValue

    public void setValue(java.lang.String value)

set the value

Parameters:
  `value` - string value

#### getKey

    public java.lang.String getKey()

key accessor

Returns:
  key

#### getValue

    public java.lang.String getValue()

value accessor

Returns:
  value

#### setPath

    public void setPath(Path path)

stringify path and assign to the value. The value will contain all path elements separated by the appropriate separator

Parameters:
  `path` - path

#### setFile

    public void setFile(java.io.File file)

get the absolute path of a file and assign it to the value

Parameters:
  `file` - file to use as the value

#### getContent

    public java.lang.String getContent()
                                throws BuildException

get the assignment string This is not ready for insertion into a property file without following the escaping rules of the properties class.

Returns:
  a string of the form key=value.
Throws:
  `BuildException` - if key or value are unassigned

#### validate

    public void validate()

checks whether all required attributes have been specified.

Throws:
  `BuildException` - if key or value are unassigned