tasks/system/DeleteTask.php

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Deletes a file or directory, or set of files defined by a fileset.

Package
phing.tasks.system  
Version
$Id: f25fc4c605ead65db9235c9fe328b2d47b7c8299 $  

\DeleteTask

Package: phing\tasks\system

Deletes a file or directory, or set of files defined by a fileset.

Use {@link Project#createTask} to register a new Task.

Parent(s)
\Task < \ProjectComponent
Author
Andreas Aderhold  
Copyright
2001,2002 THYRELL. All rights reserved  
Version
$Id: f25fc4c605ead65db9235c9fe328b2d47b7c8299 $  

Properties

Propertyprotectedstring  $description= ''
inherited

Description of the task

Inherited from: \Task::$$description
Details
Type
string
Inherited_from
\Task::$$description  
Propertyprotected  $dir= ''
Details
Type
n/a
Propertyprotected  $failonerror= 'true'
Default valuetrueDetails
Type
n/a
Propertyprotected  $file= ''
Details
Type
n/a
Propertyprivate  $filelists= 'array()'

Any filelists of files that should be deleted.

Default valuearray()Details
Type
n/a
Propertyprotected  $filesets= 'array()'
Default valuearray()Details
Type
n/a
Propertyprotected  $includeEmpty= 'false'
Default valuefalseDetails
Type
n/a
Propertyprotected\Location  $location= ''
inherited

Stored buildfile location

Inherited from: \Task::$$location
Details
Type
\Location
Inherited_from
\Task::$$location  
Propertyprotected\Project  $project= 'null'
inherited

Holds a reference to the project that a project component (a task, a target, etc.) belongs to

A reference to the current project instanceInherited from: \ProjectComponent::$$project\Task::$$project
Default valuenullDetails
Type
\Project
Inherited_from
\ProjectComponent::$$project  
Inherited_from
\Task::$$project  
Propertyprotected  $quiet= 'false'
Default valuefalseDetails
Type
n/a
Propertyprotected\Target  $target= ''
inherited

Owning Target object

Inherited from: \Task::$$target
Details
Type
\Target
Inherited_from
\Task::$$target  
Propertyprotectedstring  $taskName= ''
inherited

Taskname for logger

Inherited from: \Task::$$taskName
Details
Type
string
Inherited_from
\Task::$$taskName  
Propertyprotectedstring  $taskType= ''
inherited

Internal taskname (req)

Inherited from: \Task::$$taskType
Details
Type
string
Inherited_from
\Task::$$taskType  
Propertyprotected  $verbosity= 'Project::MSG_VERBOSE'
Default valueProject::MSG_VERBOSEDetails
Type
n/a
Propertyprotected\RuntimeConfigurable  $wrapper= ''
inherited

Wrapper of the task

Inherited from: \Task::$$wrapper
Details
Type
\RuntimeConfigurable
Inherited_from
\Task::$$wrapper  

Methods

methodpublicaddFileSet(  $fs ) : void

Nested creator, adds a set of files (nested fileset attribute).

Parameters
Name Type Description
$fs
methodpubliccreateFileList( ) : void

Nested creator, adds a set of files (nested fileset attribute).

methodpublicgetDescription( ) : string
inherited

Returns the textual description of the task

Inherited from: \Task::getDescription()
Returns
Type Description
string The text description of the task
methodpublicgetLocation( ) : \Location
inherited

Returns the location within the buildfile this task occurs. Used by {@link BuildException} to give detailed error messages.

Inherited from: \Task::getLocation()
Returns
Type Description
\Location The location object describing the position of this task within the buildfile.
methodpublicgetOwningTarget( ) : \Target
inherited

Returns the owning target of this task.

Inherited from: \Task::getOwningTarget()
Returns
Type Description
\Target The target object that owns this task
methodpublicgetProject( ) : \Project
inherited

Returns a reference to current project

Inherited from: \ProjectComponent::getProject()\Task::getProject()
Returns
Type Description
\Project Reference to current porject object
methodprotectedgetRegisterSlot( string $slotName ) : void
inherited

Returns a name

Inherited from: \Task::getRegisterSlot()
Parameters
Name Type Description
$slotName string
methodpublicgetRuntimeConfigurableWrapper( ) : \RuntimeConfigurable
inherited

Returns the wrapper object for runtime configuration

Inherited from: \Task::getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper()
Returns
Type Description
\RuntimeConfigurable The wrapper object used by this task
methodpublicgetTaskName( ) : string
inherited

Returns the name of task, used only for log messages

Inherited from: \Task::getTaskName()
Returns
Type Description
string Name of this task
methodpublicgetTaskType( ) : string
inherited

Returns the name of the task under which it was invoked, usually the XML tagname

Inherited from: \Task::getTaskType()
Returns
Type Description
string The type of this task (XML Tag)
methodpublicinit( ) : void
inherited

Called by the parser to let the task initialize properly.

Inherited from: \Task::init()

Should throw a BuildException if something goes wrong with the build

This is abstract here, but may not be overloaded by subclasses.

Throws
Exception Description
\BuildException
methodpubliclog( string $msg, integer $level = Project::MSG_INFO ) : void
inherited

Provides a project level log event to the task.

Inherited from: \Task::log()
Parameters
Name Type Description
$msg string

The message to log

$level integer

The priority of the message

Details
See
\BuildEvent  
See
\BuildListener  
methodpublicmain( ) : void

Delete the file(s).

Should throw a BuildException if someting goes wrong with the build

This is abstract here. Must be overloaded by real tasks.

methodpublicmaybeConfigure( ) : void
inherited

Configure this task if it hasn't been done already.

Inherited from: \Task::maybeConfigure()
methodpublicperform( ) : void
inherited

Perfrom this task

Inherited from: \Task::perform()
methodprivateremoveDir( \PhingFile $d ) : void

Recursively removes a directory.

Parameters
Name Type Description
$d \PhingFile

The directory to remove.

methodprivateremoveFiles( \PhingFile $d, array $files, array $dirs ) : void

remove an array of files in a directory, and a list of subdirectories which will only be deleted if 'includeEmpty' is true

Parameters
Name Type Description
$d \PhingFile

directory to work from

$files array

&$files array of files to delete; can be of zero length

$dirs array

&$dirs array of directories to delete; can of zero length

methodpublicsetDescription( string $desc ) : void
inherited

Sets a textual description of the task

Inherited from: \Task::setDescription()
Parameters
Name Type Description
$desc string

The text describing the task

methodpublicsetDir( \PhingFile $dir ) : void

Set the directory from which files are to be deleted.

Parameters
Name Type Description
$dir \PhingFile
methodpublicsetFailOnError(  $bool ) : void

this flag means 'note errors to the output, but keep going'

Parameters
Name Type Description
$bool
methodpublicsetFile( \PhingFile $file ) : void

Set the name of a single file to be removed.

Parameters
Name Type Description
$file \PhingFile
methodpublicsetIncludeEmptyDirs(  $includeEmpty ) : void

Used to delete empty directories.

Parameters
Name Type Description
$includeEmpty
methodpublicsetLocation( \Location $location ) : void
inherited

Sets the location within the buildfile this task occurs. Called by the parser to set location information.

Inherited from: \Task::setLocation()
Parameters
Name Type Description
$location \Location

The location object describing the position of this task within the buildfile.

methodpublicsetOwningTarget( \Target $target ) : void
inherited

Sets the owning target this task belongs to.

Inherited from: \Task::setOwningTarget()
Parameters
Name Type Description
$target \Target

Reference to owning target

methodpublicsetProject( \Project $project ) : void
inherited

References the project to the current component.

Inherited from: \ProjectComponent::setProject()\Task::setProject()
Parameters
Name Type Description
$project \Project

The reference to the current project

methodpublicsetQuiet(  $bool ) : void

If the file does not exist, do not display a diagnostic message or modify the exit status to reflect an error.

This means that if a file or directory cannot be deleted, then no error is reported. This setting emulates the -f option to the Unix rm command. Default is false meaning things are verbose

Parameters
Name Type Description
$bool
methodpublicsetRuntimeConfigurableWrapper( \RuntimeConfigurable $wrapper ) : void
inherited

Sets the wrapper object this task should use for runtime configurable elements.

Inherited from: \Task::setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper()
Parameters
Name Type Description
$wrapper \RuntimeConfigurable

The wrapper object this task should use

methodpublicsetTaskName( string $name ) : string
inherited

Sets the name of this task for log messages

Inherited from: \Task::setTaskName()
Parameters
Name Type Description
$name string
Returns
Type Description
string A string representing the name of this task for log
methodpublicsetTaskType( string $name ) : void
inherited

Sets the type of the task. Usually this is the name of the XML tag

Inherited from: \Task::setTaskType()
Parameters
Name Type Description
$name string

The type of this task (XML Tag)

methodpublicsetVerbose( boolean $verbosity ) : void

Used to force listing of all names of deleted files.

Parameters
Name Type Description
$verbosity boolean
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