org.apache.tools.ant.filters

## Class UniqFilter

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.filters.TokenFilter.ChainableReaderFilter
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.filters.UniqFilter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.Cloneable, ChainableReader, TokenFilter.Filter

      public class UniqFilter
      extends TokenFilter.ChainableReaderFilter

  Like the Unix uniq(1) command, only returns tokens that are different from their ancestor token.

  This filter is probably most useful if used together with a sortfilter.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

- - ### Field Summary

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

      `description, location, project`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `UniqFilter()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `java.lang.String` | `filter(java.lang.String string)` filter and/of modify a string

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.filters.TokenFilter.ChainableReaderFilter

      `chain, setByLine`

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

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

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### UniqFilter

          public UniqFilter()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### filter

          public java.lang.String filter(java.lang.String string)

      Description copied from interface: `TokenFilter.Filter`
      filter and/of modify a string
      Parameters:
        `string` - the string to filter
      Returns:
        the modified string or null if the string did not pass the filter