## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.perforce
Class P4Change

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.Task
              org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.perforce.P4Base
                  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.perforce.P4Change

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable

    public class P4Change

extends P4Base

Requests a new changelist from the Perforce server. P4Change creates a new changelist in perforce. P4Change sets the property ${p4.change} with the new changelist number. This should then be passed into p4edit and p4submit.

See Also:
  `P4Edit`, `P4Submit`

Field Summary
`protected java.lang.String` `description`
`protected java.lang.String` `emptyChangeList`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.perforce.P4Base
`failOnError, P4Client, P4CmdOpts, P4Opts, P4Port, P4User, P4View, shell, util`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`target, taskName, taskType, wrapper`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`location, project`

Constructor Summary
`P4Change()`

Method Summary
`static java.lang.String` `backslash(java.lang.String value)` Ensure that a string is backslashing slashes so that it does not confuse them with Perl substitution delimiter in Oro.
`void` `execute()` creates a new Perforce change list sets the p4.change property to the number of the new change list
`java.lang.String` `getEmptyChangeList()` returns the text of an empty change list
`void` `setDescription(java.lang.String desc)` Description for ChangeList;optional.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.perforce.P4Base
`execP4Command, execP4Command, getErrorMessage, getInError, init, setClient, setCmdopts, setErrorMessage, setFailonerror, setGlobalopts, setInError, setPort, setUser, setView`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, 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, setLocation, setProject`

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

Field Detail

### emptyChangeList

    protected java.lang.String emptyChangeList

### description

    protected java.lang.String description

Constructor Detail

### P4Change

    public P4Change()

Method Detail

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

  creates a new Perforce change list sets the p4.change property to the number of the new change list

  Overrides:
    `execute` in class `Task`
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if the word error appears in the output coming from Perforce

### getEmptyChangeList

    public java.lang.String getEmptyChangeList()
                                        throws BuildException

  returns the text of an empty change list

  Returns:
    the text of an empty change list
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if the text error is displayed in the Perforce output outside of a comment line

### backslash

    public static final java.lang.String backslash(java.lang.String value)

  Ensure that a string is backslashing slashes so that it does not confuse them with Perl substitution delimiter in Oro. Backslashes are always backslashes in a string unless they escape the delimiter.

  Parameters:
    `value` - the string to backslash for slashes
  Returns:
    the backslashed string
  See Also:
    Oro

### setDescription

    public void setDescription(java.lang.String desc)

  Description for ChangeList;optional. If none is specified, it will default to "AutoSubmit By Ant"

  Overrides:
    `setDescription` in class `ProjectComponent`
  Parameters:
    `desc` - description for the change list