## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs
Class MacroDef.TemplateElement

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroDef.TemplateElement

Enclosing class:
  MacroDef

    public static class MacroDef.TemplateElement

extends java.lang.Object

A nested element for the MacroDef task.

Constructor Summary
`MacroDef.TemplateElement()`

Method Summary
`boolean` `equals(java.lang.Object obj)` equality method.
`java.lang.String` `getDescription()` Gets the description of this element.
`java.lang.String` `getName()` Gets the name of this element.
`int` `hashCode()`
`boolean` `isImplicit()` Gets whether this element is implicit.
`boolean` `isOptional()` Gets whether this element is optional.
`void` `setDescription(java.lang.String desc)` Sets a textual description of this element, for build documentation purposes only.
`void` `setImplicit(boolean implicit)` Sets whether this element is implicit.
`void` `setName(java.lang.String name)` Sets the name of this element.
`void` `setOptional(boolean optional)` Sets whether this element is optional.

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

Constructor Detail

### MacroDef.TemplateElement

    public MacroDef.TemplateElement()

Method Detail

### setName

    public void setName(java.lang.String name)

  Sets the name of this element.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the element

### getName

    public java.lang.String getName()

  Gets the name of this element.

  Returns:
    the name of the element.

### setDescription

    public void setDescription(java.lang.String desc)

  Sets a textual description of this element, for build documentation purposes only.

  Parameters:
    `desc` - Description of the element.
  Since:
    ant 1.6.1

### getDescription

    public java.lang.String getDescription()

  Gets the description of this element.

  Returns:
    the description of the element, or `null` if no description is available.
  Since:
    ant 1.6.1

### setOptional

    public void setOptional(boolean optional)

  Sets whether this element is optional.

  Parameters:
    `optional` - if true this element may be left out, default is false.

### isOptional

    public boolean isOptional()

  Gets whether this element is optional.

  Returns:
    the optional attribute

### setImplicit

    public void setImplicit(boolean implicit)

  Sets whether this element is implicit.

  Parameters:
    `implicit` - if true this element may be left out, default is false.

### isImplicit

    public boolean isImplicit()

  Gets whether this element is implicit.

  Returns:
    the implicit attribute

### equals

    public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

  equality method.

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Parameters:
    `obj` - an `Object` value
  Returns:
    a `boolean` value

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Returns:
    a hash code value for this object.