Package org.apache.tools.ant.filters

# Class TokenFilter.ChainableReaderFilter

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
org.apache.tools.ant.filters.TokenFilter.ChainableReaderFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `java.lang.Cloneable`, `ChainableReader`, `TokenFilter.Filter`

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `Native2AsciiFilter`, `ScriptFilter`, `TokenFilter.ContainsRegex`, `TokenFilter.IgnoreBlank`, `TokenFilter.ReplaceRegex`, `TokenFilter.ReplaceString`, `TokenFilter.Trim`, `UniqFilter`

Enclosing class:
  TokenFilter

    public abstract static class TokenFilter.ChainableReaderFilter
    extends ProjectComponent
    implements ChainableReader, TokenFilter.Filter

Abstract class that converts derived filter classes into ChainableReaderFilter's

- ## Field Summary

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

  `description, location, project`

- ## Constructor Summary

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

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `java.io.Reader` | `chain​(java.io.Reader reader)` | Chain a tokenfilter reader to a reader,
  `void` | `setByLine​(boolean byLine)` | set whether to use filetokenizer or line tokenizer

  ### 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`

  ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tools.ant.filters.TokenFilter.Filter

  `filter`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### ChainableReaderFilter

    public ChainableReaderFilter()

- ## Method Details

  - ### setByLine

    public void setByLine​(boolean byLine)
    set whether to use filetokenizer or line tokenizer
    Parameters:
      `byLine` - if true use a linetokenizer (default) otherwise use a filetokenizer

  - ### chain

    public java.io.Reader chain​(java.io.Reader reader)
    Chain a tokenfilter reader to a reader,
    Specified by:
      `chain` in interface `ChainableReader`
    Parameters:
      `reader` - the input reader object
    Returns:
      the chained reader object