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

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable

    public class Tstamp

extends Task

Sets properties to the current time, or offsets from the current time. The default properties are TSTAMP, DSTAMP and TODAY;

Since:
  Ant 1.1

Nested Class Summary
`class` `Tstamp.CustomFormat` This nested element that allows a property to be set to the current date and time in a given format.
`static class` `Tstamp.Unit` set of valid units to use for time offsets.

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
`Tstamp()`

Method Summary
`Tstamp.CustomFormat` `createFormat()` create a custom format with the current prefix.
`void` `execute()` create the timestamps.
`void` `setPrefix(java.lang.String prefix)` Set a prefix for the properties.

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

### Tstamp

    public Tstamp()

Method Detail

### setPrefix

    public void setPrefix(java.lang.String prefix)

  Set a prefix for the properties. If the prefix does not end with a "." one is automatically added.

  Parameters:
    `prefix` - the prefix to use.
  Since:
    Ant 1.5

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

  create the timestamps. Custom ones are done before the standard ones, to get their retaliation in early.

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

### createFormat

    public Tstamp.CustomFormat createFormat()

  create a custom format with the current prefix.

  Returns:
    a ready to fill-in format