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
    `Environment.Variable()` Constructor for variable

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `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

    - #### Environment.Variable

          public Environment.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