## org.apache.tools.ant.filters
Class ReplaceTokens

    java.lang.Object
      java.io.Reader
          java.io.FilterReader
              org.apache.tools.ant.filters.BaseFilterReader
                  org.apache.tools.ant.filters.BaseParamFilterReader
                      org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Closeable, java.lang.Readable, ChainableReader, Parameterizable

    public final class ReplaceTokens

extends BaseParamFilterReader
implements ChainableReader

Replaces tokens in the original input with user-supplied values. Example:

    <replacetokens begintoken="#" endtoken="#">
       <token key="DATE" value="${TODAY}"/>
     </replacetokens>

Or:

    <filterreader classname="org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens">
       <param type="tokenchar" name="begintoken" value="#"/>
       <param type="tokenchar" name="endtoken" value="#"/>
       <param type="token" name="DATE" value="${TODAY}"/>
     </filterreader>

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `ReplaceTokens.Token` Holds a token

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.io.FilterReader
`in`

Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader
`lock`

Constructor Summary
`ReplaceTokens()` Constructor for "dummy" instances.
`ReplaceTokens(java.io.Reader in)` Creates a new filtered reader.

Method Summary
`void` `addConfiguredToken(ReplaceTokens.Token token)` Adds a token element to the map of tokens to replace.
`java.io.Reader` `chain(java.io.Reader rdr)` Creates a new ReplaceTokens using the passed in Reader for instantiation.
`int` `read()` Returns the next character in the filtered stream, replacing tokens from the original stream.
`void` `setBeginToken(char beginToken)` Sets the "begin token" character.
`void` `setEndToken(char endToken)` Sets the "end token" character.
`void` `setPropertiesResource(Resource r)` A resource containing properties, each of which is interpreted as a token/value pair.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.filters.BaseParamFilterReader
`getParameters, setParameters`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.filters.BaseFilterReader
`getInitialized, getProject, read, readFully, readLine, setInitialized, setProject, skip`

Methods inherited from class java.io.FilterReader
`close, mark, markSupported, ready, reset`

Methods inherited from class java.io.Reader
`read, read`

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

Constructor Detail

### ReplaceTokens

    public ReplaceTokens()

  Constructor for "dummy" instances.

  See Also:
    `BaseFilterReader.BaseFilterReader()`

### ReplaceTokens

    public ReplaceTokens(java.io.Reader in)

  Creates a new filtered reader.

  Parameters:
    `in` - A Reader object providing the underlying stream. Must not be `null`.

Method Detail

### read

    public int read()
             throws java.io.IOException

  Returns the next character in the filtered stream, replacing tokens from the original stream.

  Overrides:
    `read` in class `java.io.FilterReader`
  Returns:
    the next character in the resulting stream, or -1 if the end of the resulting stream has been reached
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if the underlying stream throws an IOException during reading

### setBeginToken

    public void setBeginToken(char beginToken)

  Sets the "begin token" character.

  Parameters:
    `beginToken` - the character used to denote the beginning of a token

### setEndToken

    public void setEndToken(char endToken)

  Sets the "end token" character.

  Parameters:
    `endToken` - the character used to denote the end of a token

### setPropertiesResource

    public void setPropertiesResource(Resource r)

  A resource containing properties, each of which is interpreted as a token/value pair.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### addConfiguredToken

    public void addConfiguredToken(ReplaceTokens.Token token)

  Adds a token element to the map of tokens to replace.

  Parameters:
    `token` - The token to add to the map of replacements. Must not be `null`.

### chain

    public java.io.Reader chain(java.io.Reader rdr)

  Creates a new ReplaceTokens using the passed in Reader for instantiation.

  Specified by:
    `chain` in interface `ChainableReader`
  Parameters:
    `rdr` - A Reader object providing the underlying stream. Must not be `null`.
  Returns:
    a new filter based on this configuration, but filtering the specified reader