Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

# Class BuildNumber

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
org.apache.tools.ant.Task
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.BuildNumber

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `java.lang.Cloneable`

    public class BuildNumber
    extends Task

Read, increment, and write a build number in a file It will first attempt to read a build number from a file, then set the property "build.number" to the value that was read in (or 0 if no such value). Then it will increment the build number by one and write it back out into the file.

Since:
  Ant 1.5

- ## Field Summary

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

  `target, taskName, taskType, wrapper`

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

  `description, location, project`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor | Description
  --- | ---
  `BuildNumber()` |

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `void` | `execute()` | Run task.
  `void` | `setFile​(java.io.File file)` | The file in which the build number is stored.

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

  `bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, init, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType`

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

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

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

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

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### BuildNumber

    public BuildNumber()

- ## Method Details

  - ### setFile

    public void setFile​(java.io.File file)
    The file in which the build number is stored. Defaults to "build.number" if not specified.
    Parameters:
      `file` - the file in which build number is stored.

  - ### execute

    public void execute() throws BuildException
    Run task.
    Overrides:
      `execute` in class `Task`
    Throws:
      `BuildException` - if an error occurs