org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

## Class Ear

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.Task
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask
      - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Zip
        - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Jar
          - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Ear

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.Cloneable, SelectorContainer

      public class Ear
      extends Jar

  Creates a EAR archive. Based on WAR task
  Since:
    Ant 1.4

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Jar

      `Jar.FilesetManifestConfig, Jar.StrictMode`

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Zip

      `Zip.ArchiveState, Zip.Duplicate, Zip.UnicodeExtraField, Zip.WhenEmpty`

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Zip

      `addedDirs, archiveType, doubleFilePass, duplicate, emptyBehavior, entries, skipWriting, zipFile`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask

      `fileset`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task

      `target, taskName, taskType, wrapper`

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

      `description, location, project`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Ear()` Create an Ear task.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addArchives(ZipFileSet fs)` Adds zipfileset.
    `protected void` | `cleanUp()` Make sure we don't think we already have a application.xml next time this task gets executed.
    `protected void` | `initZipOutputStream(ZipOutputStream zOut)` Initialize the output stream.
    `void` | `setAppxml(java.io.File descr)` File to incorporate as application.xml.
    `void` | `setEarfile(java.io.File earFile)` Deprecated. since 1.5.x. Use setDestFile(destfile) instead.
    `protected void` | `zipFile(java.io.File file, ZipOutputStream zOut, java.lang.String vPath, int mode)` Overridden from Zip class to deal with application.xml

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Jar

      `addConfiguredIndexJars, addConfiguredManifest, addConfiguredService, addMetainf, createEmptyZip, finalizeZipOutputStream, findJarName, getResourcesToAdd, grabFilesAndDirs, reset, setFilesetmanifest, setFlattenAttributes, setIndex, setIndexMetaInf, setJarfile, setManifest, setManifestEncoding, setMergeClassPathAttributes, setStrict, setWhenempty, setWhenmanifestonly, writeIndexLikeList, zipFile`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Zip

      `add, addFileset, addParentDirs, addResources, addResources, addZipfileset, addZipGroupFileset, execute, executeMain, getComment, getCreateUnicodeExtraFields, getCurrentExtraFields, getDestFile, getEncoding, getFallBackToUTF8, getLevel, getNonFileSetResourcesToAdd, getPreserve0Permissions, getResourcesToAdd, getUseLanguageEnodingFlag, grabNonFileSetResources, grabResources, hasUpdatedFile, isAddingNewFiles, isCompress, isEmpty, isFirstPass, isInUpdateMode, logWhenWriting, selectDirectoryResources, selectFileResources, selectResources, setBasedir, setComment, setCompress, setCreateUnicodeExtraFields, setCurrentExtraFields, setDestFile, setDuplicate, setEncoding, setFallBackToUTF8, setFile, setFilesonly, setKeepCompression, setLevel, setPreserve0Permissions, setRoundUp, setUpdate, setUseLanguageEncodingFlag, setZipfile, zipDir, zipDir, zipDir, zipFile`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask

      `add, addAnd, addContains, addContainsRegexp, addCustom, addDate, addDepend, addDepth, addDifferent, addFilename, addMajority, addModified, addNone, addNot, addOr, addPresent, addSelector, addSize, addType, appendSelector, createExclude, createExcludesFile, createInclude, createIncludesFile, createPatternSet, getDirectoryScanner, getImplicitFileSet, getSelectors, hasSelectors, selectorCount, selectorElements, setCaseSensitive, setDefaultexcludes, setExcludes, setExcludesfile, setFollowSymlinks, setIncludes, setIncludesfile, setProject, XsetIgnore, XsetItems`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task

      `bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, init, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

      `clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, setDescription, setLocation`

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

      `equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Ear

          public Ear()

      Create an Ear task.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setEarfile

          public void setEarfile(java.io.File earFile)

      Deprecated. since 1.5.x. Use setDestFile(destfile) instead.
      Set the destination file.
      Parameters:
        `earFile` - the destination file

    - #### setAppxml

          public void setAppxml(java.io.File descr)

      File to incorporate as application.xml.
      Parameters:
        `descr` - the descriptor file

    - #### addArchives

          public void addArchives(ZipFileSet fs)

      Adds zipfileset.
      Parameters:
        `fs` - zipfileset to add

    - #### initZipOutputStream

          protected void initZipOutputStream(ZipOutputStream zOut)
                                      throws java.io.IOException,
                                             BuildException

      Initialize the output stream.
      Overrides:
        `initZipOutputStream` in class `Jar`
      Parameters:
        `zOut` - the zip output stream.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on I/O errors
        `BuildException` - on other errors

    - #### zipFile

          protected void zipFile(java.io.File file,
                     ZipOutputStream zOut,
                     java.lang.String vPath,
                     int mode)
                          throws java.io.IOException

      Overridden from Zip class to deal with application.xml
      Overrides:
        `zipFile` in class `Zip`
      Parameters:
        `file` - the file to add to the archive
        `zOut` - the stream to write to
        `vPath` - the name this entry shall have in the archive
        `mode` - the Unix permissions to set.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on error

    - #### cleanUp

          protected void cleanUp()

      Make sure we don't think we already have a application.xml next time this task gets executed.
      Overrides:
        `cleanUp` in class `Jar`
      See Also:
        `Zip.cleanUp()`