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

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable

    public class TempFile

extends Task

This task sets a property to the name of a temporary file. Unlike `File.createTempFile(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.io.File)`, this task does not (by default) actually create the temporary file, but it does guarantee that the file did not exist when the task was executed.

Examples

    <tempfile property="temp.file" />

create a temporary file

    <tempfile property="temp.file" suffix=".xml" />

create a temporary file with the .xml suffix.

    <tempfile property="temp.file" destDir="build"/>

create a temp file in the build subdir

Since:
  Ant 1.5

Field Summary

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
`TempFile()`

Method Summary
`void` `execute()` Creates the temporary file.
`boolean` `isCreateFile()` Learn whether createFile flag is set for this tempfile task.
`boolean` `isDeleteOnExit()` Learn whether deleteOnExit is set for this tempfile task.
`void` `setCreateFile(boolean createFile)` If set the file is actually created, if not just a name is created.
`void` `setDeleteOnExit(boolean deleteOnExit)` Set whether the tempfile created by this task should be set for deletion on normal VM exit.
`void` `setDestDir(java.io.File destDir)` Sets the destination directory.
`void` `setPrefix(java.lang.String prefix)` Sets the optional prefix string for the temp file.
`void` `setProperty(java.lang.String property)` Sets the property you wish to assign the temporary file to.
`void` `setSuffix(java.lang.String suffix)` Sets the optional suffix string for the temp file.

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`

Constructor Detail

### TempFile

    public TempFile()

Method Detail

### setProperty

    public void setProperty(java.lang.String property)

  Sets the property you wish to assign the temporary file to.

  Parameters:
    `property` - The property to set

### setDestDir

    public void setDestDir(java.io.File destDir)

  Sets the destination directory. If not set, the basedir directory is used instead.

  Parameters:
    `destDir` - The new destDir value

### setPrefix

    public void setPrefix(java.lang.String prefix)

  Sets the optional prefix string for the temp file.

  Parameters:
    `prefix` - string to prepend to generated string

### setSuffix

    public void setSuffix(java.lang.String suffix)

  Sets the optional suffix string for the temp file.

  Parameters:
    `suffix` - suffix including any "." , e.g ".xml"

### setDeleteOnExit

    public void setDeleteOnExit(boolean deleteOnExit)

  Set whether the tempfile created by this task should be set for deletion on normal VM exit.

  Parameters:
    `deleteOnExit` - boolean flag.

### isDeleteOnExit

    public boolean isDeleteOnExit()

  Learn whether deleteOnExit is set for this tempfile task.

  Returns:
    boolean deleteOnExit flag.

### setCreateFile

    public void setCreateFile(boolean createFile)

  If set the file is actually created, if not just a name is created.

  Parameters:
    `createFile` - boolean flag.

### isCreateFile

    public boolean isCreateFile()

  Learn whether createFile flag is set for this tempfile task.

  Returns:
    the createFile flag.

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

  Creates the temporary file.

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