PropertyHelper.PropertySetter (Apache Ant API)

org.apache.tools.ant

## Interface PropertyHelper.PropertySetter

- All Superinterfaces:
    PropertyHelper.Delegate
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    LocalProperties
  Enclosing class:
    PropertyHelper

      public static interface PropertyHelper.PropertySetter
      extends PropertyHelper.Delegate

  Sets or overrides a property.

  Can be used to store properties in a different storage than the project instance (like local properties for example).

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `set(java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object value, PropertyHelper propertyHelper)` Set a property.
    `boolean` | `setNew(java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object value, PropertyHelper propertyHelper)` Set a *new" property.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### setNew

          boolean setNew(java.lang.String property,
                       java.lang.Object value,
                       PropertyHelper propertyHelper)

      Set a *new" property.

      Should not replace the value of an existing property.

      Parameters:
        `property` - the property's String "identifier".
        `value` - the value to set.
        `propertyHelper` - the invoking PropertyHelper.
      Returns:
        true if this entity 'owns' the property.

    - #### set

          boolean set(java.lang.String property,
                    java.lang.Object value,
                    PropertyHelper propertyHelper)

      Set a property.

      May replace the value of an existing property.

      Parameters:
        `property` - the property's String "identifier".
        `value` - the value to set.
        `propertyHelper` - the invoking PropertyHelper.
      Returns:
        true if this entity 'owns' the property.