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

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable

    public class WhichResource

extends Task

Find a class or resource on the supplied classpath, or the system classpath if none is supplied. The named property is set if the item can be found. For example

     <whichresource resource="/log4j.properties"
       property="log4j.url" >

Since:
  Ant 1.6

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
`WhichResource()`

Method Summary
`Path` `createClasspath()` Adds a path to the classpath.
`void` `execute()` execute it
`void` `setClass(java.lang.String classname)` name the class to look for
`void` `setClasspath(Path cp)` Set the classpath to be used for this compilation.
`void` `setClasspathRef(Reference r)` Set the classpath to use by reference.
`void` `setProperty(java.lang.String property)` the property to fill with the URL of the resource or class
`void` `setResource(java.lang.String resource)` name the resource to look for

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

### WhichResource

    public WhichResource()

Method Detail

### setClasspath

    public void setClasspath(Path cp)

  Set the classpath to be used for this compilation.

  Parameters:
    `cp` - the classpath to be used.

### createClasspath

    public Path createClasspath()

  Adds a path to the classpath.

  Returns:
    a classpath to be configured.

### setClasspathRef

    public void setClasspathRef(Reference r)

  Set the classpath to use by reference.

  Parameters:
    `r` - a reference to an existing classpath.
  Since:
    Ant 1.7.1

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

  execute it

  Overrides:
    `execute` in class `Task`
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - on error

### setResource

    public void setResource(java.lang.String resource)

  name the resource to look for

  Parameters:
    `resource` - the name of the resource to look for.

### setClass

    public void setClass(java.lang.String classname)

  name the class to look for

  Parameters:
    `classname` - the name of the class to look for.

### setProperty

    public void setProperty(java.lang.String property)

  the property to fill with the URL of the resource or class

  Parameters:
    `property` - the property to be set.