## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs
Class Echo

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.Task
              org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Echo

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable

    public class Echo

extends Task

Writes a message to the Ant logging facilities.

Since:
  Ant 1.1

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `Echo.EchoLevel` The enumerated values for the level attribute.

Field Summary
`protected boolean` `append`
`protected java.io.File` `file`
`protected int` `logLevel`
`protected java.lang.String` `message`

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
`Echo()`

Method Summary
`void` `addText(java.lang.String msg)` Set a multiline message.
`void` `execute()` Does the work.
`void` `setAppend(boolean append)` If true, append to existing file.
`void` `setEncoding(java.lang.String encoding)` Declare the encoding to use when outputting to a file; Use "" for the platform's default encoding.
`void` `setFile(java.io.File file)` File to write to.
`void` `setForce(boolean f)` Whether read-only destinations will be overwritten.
`void` `setLevel(Echo.EchoLevel echoLevel)` Set the logging level.
`void` `setMessage(java.lang.String msg)` Message to write.
`void` `setOutput(Resource output)` Resource to write to.

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, setProject`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### message

    protected java.lang.String message

### file

    protected java.io.File file

### append

    protected boolean append

### logLevel

    protected int logLevel

Constructor Detail

### Echo

    public Echo()

Method Detail

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

  Does the work.

  Overrides:
    `execute` in class `Task`
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if something goes wrong with the build

### setMessage

    public void setMessage(java.lang.String msg)

  Message to write.

  Parameters:
    `msg` - Sets the value for the message variable.

### setFile

    public void setFile(java.io.File file)

  File to write to.

  Parameters:
    `file` - the file to write to, if not set, echo to standard output

### setOutput

    public void setOutput(Resource output)

  Resource to write to.

  Parameters:
    `output` - the Resource to write to.
  Since:
    Ant 1.8

### setAppend

    public void setAppend(boolean append)

  If true, append to existing file.

  Parameters:
    `append` - if true, append to existing file, default is false.

### addText

    public void addText(java.lang.String msg)

  Set a multiline message.

  Parameters:
    `msg` - the CDATA text to append to the output text

### setLevel

    public void setLevel(Echo.EchoLevel echoLevel)

  Set the logging level. Level should be one of
  - error
  - warning
  - info
  - verbose
  - debug

  The default is "warning" to ensure that messages are displayed by default when using the -quiet command line option.

  Parameters:
    `echoLevel` - the logging level

### setEncoding

    public void setEncoding(java.lang.String encoding)

  Declare the encoding to use when outputting to a file; Use "" for the platform's default encoding.

  Parameters:
    `encoding` - the character encoding to use.
  Since:
    1.7

### setForce

    public void setForce(boolean f)

  Whether read-only destinations will be overwritten.

  Defaults to false

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.2