org.apache.tools.ant.filters

## Class TokenFilter

- java.lang.Object
- - java.io.Reader
  - - java.io.FilterReader
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.filters.BaseFilterReader
      - - org.apache.tools.ant.filters.TokenFilter

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

      public class TokenFilter
      extends BaseFilterReader
      implements ChainableReader

  This splits up input into tokens and passes the tokens to a sequence of filters.
  Since:
    Ant 1.6
  See Also:
    `BaseFilterReader`, `ChainableReader`, `DynamicConfigurator`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `TokenFilter.ChainableReaderFilter` Abstract class that converts derived filter classes into ChainableReaderFilter's
    `static class` | `TokenFilter.ContainsRegex` filter to filter tokens matching regular expressions.
    `static class` | `TokenFilter.ContainsString` Simple filter to filter lines contains strings
    `static class` | `TokenFilter.DeleteCharacters` Filter to delete characters
    `static class` | `TokenFilter.FileTokenizer` class to read the complete input into a string
    `static interface` | `TokenFilter.Filter` string filters implement this interface
    `static class` | `TokenFilter.IgnoreBlank` Filter remove empty tokens
    `static class` | `TokenFilter.ReplaceRegex` filter to replace regex.
    `static class` | `TokenFilter.ReplaceString` Simple replace string filter.
    `static class` | `TokenFilter.StringTokenizer` class to tokenize the input as areas separated by white space, or by a specified list of delim characters.
    `static class` | `TokenFilter.Trim` Filter to trim white space

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.io.FilterReader

      `in`

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader

      `lock`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `TokenFilter()` Constructor for "dummy" instances.
    `TokenFilter(java.io.Reader in)` Creates a new filtered reader.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `add(TokenFilter.Filter filter)` Add an arbitrary filter
    `void` | `add(Tokenizer tokenizer)` add an arbitrary tokenizer
    `void` | `addContainsRegex(TokenFilter.ContainsRegex filter)` contains regex filter
    `void` | `addContainsString(TokenFilter.ContainsString filter)` contains string filter
    `void` | `addDeleteCharacters(TokenFilter.DeleteCharacters filter)` delete chars
    `void` | `addFileTokenizer(TokenFilter.FileTokenizer tokenizer)` add a file tokenizer
    `void` | `addIgnoreBlank(TokenFilter.IgnoreBlank filter)` ignore blank filter
    `void` | `addLineTokenizer(LineTokenizer tokenizer)` add a line tokenizer - this is the default.
    `void` | `addReplaceRegex(TokenFilter.ReplaceRegex filter)` replace regex filter
    `void` | `addReplaceString(TokenFilter.ReplaceString filter)` replace string filter
    `void` | `addStringTokenizer(TokenFilter.StringTokenizer tokenizer)` add a string tokenizer
    `void` | `addTrim(TokenFilter.Trim filter)` trim filter
    `java.io.Reader` | `chain(java.io.Reader reader)` Creates a new TokenFilter using the passed in Reader for instantiation.
    `static int` | `convertRegexOptions(java.lang.String flags)` convert regex option flag characters to regex options g - Regexp.REPLACE_ALL i - Regexp.MATCH_CASE_INSENSITIVE m - Regexp.MATCH_MULTILINE s - Regexp.MATCH_SINGLELINE
    `int` | `read()` Returns the next character in the filtered stream, only including lines from the original stream which match all of the specified regular expressions.
    `static java.lang.String` | `resolveBackSlash(java.lang.String input)` xml does not do "c" like interpretation of strings.
    `void` | `setDelimOutput(java.lang.String delimOutput)` set the output delimiter.

    - ### 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

    - #### TokenFilter

          public TokenFilter()

      Constructor for "dummy" instances.
      See Also:
        `BaseFilterReader.BaseFilterReader()`

    - #### TokenFilter

          public TokenFilter(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, only including lines from the original stream which match all of the specified regular expressions.
      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

    - #### chain

          public final java.io.Reader chain(java.io.Reader reader)

      Creates a new TokenFilter using the passed in Reader for instantiation.
      Specified by:
        `chain` in interface `ChainableReader`
      Parameters:
        `reader` - A Reader object providing the underlying stream.
      Returns:
        a new filter based on this configuration

    - #### setDelimOutput

          public void setDelimOutput(java.lang.String delimOutput)

      set the output delimiter.
      Parameters:
        `delimOutput` - replaces the delim string returned by the tokenizer, if present.

    - #### addLineTokenizer

          public void addLineTokenizer(LineTokenizer tokenizer)

      add a line tokenizer - this is the default.
      Parameters:
        `tokenizer` - the line tokenizer

    - #### addStringTokenizer

          public void addStringTokenizer(TokenFilter.StringTokenizer tokenizer)

      add a string tokenizer
      Parameters:
        `tokenizer` - the string tokenizer

    - #### addFileTokenizer

          public void addFileTokenizer(TokenFilter.FileTokenizer tokenizer)

      add a file tokenizer
      Parameters:
        `tokenizer` - the file tokenizer

    - #### add

          public void add(Tokenizer tokenizer)

      add an arbitrary tokenizer
      Parameters:
        `tokenizer` - the tokenizer to all, only one allowed

    - #### addReplaceString

          public void addReplaceString(TokenFilter.ReplaceString filter)

      replace string filter
      Parameters:
        `filter` - the replace string filter

    - #### addContainsString

          public void addContainsString(TokenFilter.ContainsString filter)

      contains string filter
      Parameters:
        `filter` - the contains string filter

    - #### addReplaceRegex

          public void addReplaceRegex(TokenFilter.ReplaceRegex filter)

      replace regex filter
      Parameters:
        `filter` - the replace regex filter

    - #### addContainsRegex

          public void addContainsRegex(TokenFilter.ContainsRegex filter)

      contains regex filter
      Parameters:
        `filter` - the contains regex filter

    - #### addTrim

          public void addTrim(TokenFilter.Trim filter)

      trim filter
      Parameters:
        `filter` - the trim filter

    - #### addIgnoreBlank

          public void addIgnoreBlank(TokenFilter.IgnoreBlank filter)

      ignore blank filter
      Parameters:
        `filter` - the ignore blank filter

    - #### addDeleteCharacters

          public void addDeleteCharacters(TokenFilter.DeleteCharacters filter)

      delete chars
      Parameters:
        `filter` - the delete characters filter

    - #### add

          public void add(TokenFilter.Filter filter)

      Add an arbitrary filter
      Parameters:
        `filter` - the filter to add

    - #### resolveBackSlash

          public static java.lang.String resolveBackSlash(java.lang.String input)

      xml does not do "c" like interpretation of strings. i.e. \n\r\t etc. this method processes \n, \r, \t, \f, \\ also subs \s with " \n\r\t\f" a trailing '\' will be ignored
      Parameters:
        `input` - raw string with possible embedded '\'s
      Returns:
        converted string

    - #### convertRegexOptions

          public static int convertRegexOptions(java.lang.String flags)

      convert regex option flag characters to regex options
      - g - Regexp.REPLACE_ALL
      - i - Regexp.MATCH_CASE_INSENSITIVE
      - m - Regexp.MATCH_MULTILINE
      - s - Regexp.MATCH_SINGLELINE
      Parameters:
        `flags` - the string containing the flags
      Returns:
        the Regexp option bits