RunTargetTask.java

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package net.sf.antcontrib.logic;
import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;

/**
  * Ant task that runs a target without creating a new project.
  *
  * @author Nicola Ken Barozzi nicolaken@apache.org
  */
public class RunTargetTask extends Task {

    private String target = null;

    /**
     * The target attribute
     *
     * @param target the name of a target to execute
     */
    public void setTarget(String target) {
        this.target = target;
    }

    /**
     * execute the target
     *
     * @exception BuildException if a target is not specified
     */
    public void execute() throws BuildException {
        if (target == null) {
            throw new BuildException("target property required");
        }

        getProject().executeTarget(target);
    }
}