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

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.Task
              org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.AntlibDefinition
                  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.PreSetDef

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, TaskContainer

    public class PreSetDef

extends AntlibDefinition
implements TaskContainer

The preset definition task generates a new definition based on a current definition with some attributes or elements preset.

     <presetdef name="my.javac">
       <javac deprecation="${deprecation}" debug="${debug}"/>
     </presetdef>
     <my.javac srcdir="src" destdir="classes"/>

Since:
  Ant 1.6

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `PreSetDef.PreSetDefinition` This class contains the unknown element and the object that is predefined.

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
`PreSetDef()`

Method Summary
`void` `addTask(Task nestedTask)` Add a nested task to predefine attributes and elements on.
`void` `execute()` Make a new definition.
`void` `setName(java.lang.String name)` Set the name of this definition.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.AntlibDefinition
`getAntlibClassLoader, getURI, setAntlibClassLoader, setURI`

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

### PreSetDef

    public PreSetDef()

Method Detail

### setName

    public void setName(java.lang.String name)

  Set the name of this definition.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the definition.

### addTask

    public void addTask(Task nestedTask)

  Add a nested task to predefine attributes and elements on.

  Specified by:
    `addTask` in interface `TaskContainer`
  Parameters:
    `nestedTask` - Nested task/type to extend.

### execute

    public void execute()

  Make a new definition.

  Overrides:
    `execute` in class `Task`