org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jlink

Class jlink


public class jlink
extends java.lang.Object

jlink links together multiple .jar files.

Method Summary

void
addAddFile(String fileToAdd)
Adds a file to be added into the output.
void
addAddFiles(String[] filesToAdd)
Adds several file to be added into the output.
void
addMergeFile(String fileToMerge)
Adds a file to be merged into the output.
void
addMergeFiles(String[] filesToMerge)
Adds several files to be merged into the output.
void
link()
Performs the linking of files.
static void
main(String[] args)
The command line entry point for jlink.
void
setCompression(boolean compress)
Determines whether output will be compressed.
void
setOutfile(String outfile)
The file that will be created by this instance of jlink.

Method Details

addAddFile

public void addAddFile(String fileToAdd)
Adds a file to be added into the output.
Parameters:
fileToAdd - the file to add to the output.

addAddFiles

public void addAddFiles(String[] filesToAdd)
Adds several file to be added into the output.
Parameters:
filesToAdd - an array of files to add to the output.

addMergeFile

public void addMergeFile(String fileToMerge)
Adds a file to be merged into the output.
Parameters:
fileToMerge - the file to merge into the output.

addMergeFiles

public void addMergeFiles(String[] filesToMerge)
Adds several files to be merged into the output.
Parameters:
filesToMerge - an array of files to merge into the output.

link

public void link()
            throws Exception
Performs the linking of files. Addfiles are added to the output as-is. For example, a jar file is added to the output as a jar file. However, mergefiles are first examined for their type. If it is a jar or zip file, the contents will be extracted from the mergefile and entered into the output. If a zip or jar file is encountered in a subdirectory it will be added, not merged. If a directory is encountered, it becomes the root entry of all the files below it. Thus, you can provide multiple, disjoint directories, as addfiles: they will all be added in a rational manner to outfile.

main

public static void main(String[] args)
The command line entry point for jlink.
Parameters:
args - an array of arguments

setCompression

public void setCompression(boolean compress)
Determines whether output will be compressed.
Parameters:
compress - if true use compression.

setOutfile

public void setOutfile(String outfile)
The file that will be created by this instance of jlink.
Parameters:
outfile - the file to create.