AttribTask Class

Summary

Changes the file attributes of a file or set of files and directories.
Assembly
NAnt.Core.dll
Namespace
NAnt.Core.Tasks
Interfaces
Base Types
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Syntax

[TaskName("attrib")]
public class AttribTask : Task, IConditional

Examples

Set the read-only file attribute for the specified file in the project directory. 

<attrib file="myfile.txt" readonly="true" />

Set the normal file attribute for the specified file. 

<attrib file="myfile.txt" normal="true" />

Set the normal file attribute for all executable files in the current project directory and sub-directories. 

    <attrib normal="true">
    <fileset>
        <include name="**/*.exe" />
        <include name="bin" />
    </fileset>
</attrib>

Remarks

NAnt.Core.Tasks.AttribTask does not have the concept of turning attributes off. Instead you specify all the attributes that you want turned on and the rest are turned off by default.

Refer to the System.IO.FileAttributes enumeration in the .NET SDK for more information about file attributes.

Attributes

Type Description
TaskNameAttribute Indicates that class should be treated as a task.

Properties

Name Value Summary
ArchiveAttrib bool
Set the archive attribute. The default is false.
AttribFileSet FileSet
All the matching files and directories in this fileset will have their attributes set.
CustomXmlProcessing bool
Gets a value indicating whether the element is performing additional processing using the NAnt.Core.Element.XmlNode that was used to initialize the element.
Inherited from Element
FailOnError bool
Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true.
Inherited from Task
File FileInfo
The name of the file which will have its attributes set. This is provided as an alternate to using the task's fileset.
HiddenAttrib bool
Set the hidden attribute. The default is false.
IfDefined bool
If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.
Inherited from Task
Location Location
Gets or sets the location in the build file where the element is defined.
Inherited from Element
LogPrefix string
The prefix used when sending messages to the log.
Inherited from Task
Name string
The name of the task.
Inherited from Task
NamespaceManager XmlNamespaceManager
Gets or sets the System.Xml.XmlNamespaceManager.
Inherited from Element
NormalAttrib bool
Set the normal file attributes. This attribute is only valid if used alone. The default is false.
Parent Object
Gets or sets the parent of the element.
Inherited from Element
Project Project
Gets or sets the NAnt.Core.Element.Project to which this element belongs.
Inherited from Element
Properties PropertyDictionary
Gets the properties local to this NAnt.Core.Element and the NAnt.Core.Element.Project.
Inherited from Element
ReadOnlyAttrib bool
Set the read-only attribute. The default is false.
SystemAttrib bool
Set the system attribute. The default is false.
Threshold Level
Gets or sets the log threshold for this NAnt.Core.Task. By default the threshold of a task is NAnt.Core.Level.Debug, causing no messages to be filtered in the task itself.
Inherited from Task
UnlessDefined bool
Opposite of NAnt.Core.Task.IfDefined. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.
Inherited from Task
Verbose bool
Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false.
Inherited from Task
XmlNode XmlNode
Gets or sets the XML node of the element.
Inherited from Element

Methods

Name Value Summary
CopyTo(Element) void
Copies all instance data of the NAnt.Core.Element to a given NAnt.Core.Element.
Inherited from Element
Execute() void
Executes the task unless it is skipped.
Inherited from Task
ExecuteTask() void
Executes the task.
GetAttributeConfigurationNode(FrameworkInfo, string) XmlNode
Locates the XML node for the specified attribute in either the configuration section of the extension assembly or the.project.
Inherited from Task
GetAttributeConfigurationNode(XmlNode, FrameworkInfo, string) XmlNode
Inherited from Element
GetLocation() Location
Retrieves the location in the build file where the element is defined.
Inherited from Element
Initialize() void
Initializes the task.
Inherited from Task
Initialize(XmlNode) void
Performs default initialization.
Inherited from Element
InitializeBuildElement(Element, XmlNode, Element, Type) Element
Initializes the build element.
Inherited from Element
static
InitializeElement(XmlNode) void
Derived classes should override to this method to provide extra initialization and validation not covered by the base class.
Inherited from Element
InitializeTask(XmlNode) void
Initializes the task.
Inherited from Task
InitializeTaskConfiguration() void
Initializes the configuration of the task using configuration settings retrieved from the NAnt configuration file.
Inherited from Task
InitializeXml(XmlNode, PropertyDictionary, FrameworkInfo) void
Initializes all build attributes and child elements.
Inherited from Element
IsLogEnabledFor(Level) bool
Determines whether build output is enabled for the given NAnt.Core.Level.
Inherited from Task
Log(Level, string) void
Logs a message with the given priority.
Inherited from Task
Log(Level, string, Object[]) void
Logs a formatted message with the given priority.
Inherited from Task