org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

## Class MacroDef.TemplateElement

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroDef.TemplateElement

- Enclosing class:
    MacroDef

      public static class MacroDef.TemplateElement
      extends java.lang.Object

  A nested element for the MacroDef task.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `MacroDef.TemplateElement()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(java.lang.Object obj)` equality method.
    `java.lang.String` | `getDescription()` Gets the description of this element.
    `java.lang.String` | `getName()` Gets the name of this element.
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `boolean` | `isImplicit()` Gets whether this element is implicit.
    `boolean` | `isOptional()` Gets whether this element is optional.
    `void` | `setDescription(java.lang.String desc)` Sets a textual description of this element, for build documentation purposes only.
    `void` | `setImplicit(boolean implicit)` Sets whether this element is implicit.
    `void` | `setName(java.lang.String name)` Sets the name of this element.
    `void` | `setOptional(boolean optional)` Sets whether this element is optional.

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

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### MacroDef.TemplateElement

          public MacroDef.TemplateElement()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setName

          public void setName(java.lang.String name)

      Sets the name of this element.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the element

    - #### getName

          public java.lang.String getName()

      Gets the name of this element.
      Returns:
        the name of the element.

    - #### setDescription

          public void setDescription(java.lang.String desc)

      Sets a textual description of this element, for build documentation purposes only.
      Parameters:
        `desc` - Description of the element.
      Since:
        ant 1.6.1

    - #### getDescription

          public java.lang.String getDescription()

      Gets the description of this element.
      Returns:
        the description of the element, or `null` if no description is available.
      Since:
        ant 1.6.1

    - #### setOptional

          public void setOptional(boolean optional)

      Sets whether this element is optional.
      Parameters:
        `optional` - if true this element may be left out, default is false.

    - #### isOptional

          public boolean isOptional()

      Gets whether this element is optional.
      Returns:
        the optional attribute

    - #### setImplicit

          public void setImplicit(boolean implicit)

      Sets whether this element is implicit.
      Parameters:
        `implicit` - if true this element may be left out, default is false.

    - #### isImplicit

          public boolean isImplicit()

      Gets whether this element is implicit.
      Returns:
        the implicit attribute

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

      equality method.
      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Parameters:
        `obj` - an `Object` value
      Returns:
        a `boolean` value

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Returns:
        a hash code value for this object.