Class Substitution

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
org.apache.tools.ant.types.Substitution
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable
public class Substitution extends DataType
A regular expression substitution datatype. It is an expression that is meant to replace a regular expression. 
  <substitution [ [id="id"] expression="expression" | refid="id" ]
  />
See Also:
  • Perl5Substitution

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • Substitution

      public Substitution()
      Constructor for Substitution.

  • Method Details

    • setExpression

      public void setExpression(String expression)
      Set the pattern string for this regular expression substitution.
      Parameters:
      expression - the regular expression to use

    • getExpression

      public String getExpression(Project p)
      Gets the pattern string for this RegularExpression in the given project.
      Parameters:
      p - the project to look for the regular expression if this object is a reference
      Returns:
      the pattern string

    • getRef

      public Substitution getRef(Project p)
      Get the RegularExpression this reference refers to in the given project. Check for circular references too.
      Parameters:
      p - the project to look for the regular expression reference
      Returns:
      the resolved reference