## org.apache.tools.ant
Class ProjectComponent

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  AbstractScriptComponent, Commandline.Argument, Concat.TextElement, ConditionBase, DataType, FileTokenizer, HasMethod, Http, IsFalse, IsReachable, IsReference, IsSet, IsTrue, Javadoc.ExtensionInfo, LineTokenizer, Matches, Message, ParserSupports, Provider, Service, Socket, StringTokenizer, Task, TokenFilter.ChainableReaderFilter, TokenFilter.ContainsString, TokenFilter.DeleteCharacters, TypeFound, XMLFragment

    public abstract class ProjectComponent

extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable

Base class for components of a project, including tasks and data types. Provides common facilities.

Field Summary
`protected java.lang.String` `description` Deprecated. since 1.6.x. You should not be accessing this variable directly.
`protected Location` `location` Deprecated. since 1.6.x. You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the `getLocation()` method.
`protected Project` `project` Deprecated. since 1.6.x. You should not be directly accessing this variable directly. You should access project object via the getProject() or setProject() accessor/mutators.

Constructor Summary
`ProjectComponent()` Sole constructor.

Method Summary
`java.lang.Object` `clone()`
`java.lang.String` `getDescription()` Returns the description of the current action.
`Location` `getLocation()` Returns the file/location where this task was defined.
`Project` `getProject()` Returns the project to which this component belongs.
`void` `log(java.lang.String msg)` Logs a message with the default (INFO) priority.
`void` `log(java.lang.String msg, int msgLevel)` Logs a message with the given priority.
`void` `setDescription(java.lang.String desc)` Sets a description of the current action.
`void` `setLocation(Location location)` Sets the file/location where this task was defined.
`void` `setProject(Project project)` Sets the project object of this component.

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

Field Detail

### project

    protected Project project

  Deprecated. since 1.6.x. You should not be directly accessing this variable directly. You should access project object via the getProject() or setProject() accessor/mutators.
  Project object of this component.

### location

    protected Location location

  Deprecated. since 1.6.x. You should not be accessing this variable directly. Please use the `getLocation()` method.
  Location within the build file of this task definition.

### description

    protected java.lang.String description

  Deprecated. since 1.6.x. You should not be accessing this variable directly.
  Description of this component, if any.

Constructor Detail

### ProjectComponent

    public ProjectComponent()

  Sole constructor.

Method Detail

### setProject

    public void setProject(Project project)

  Sets the project object of this component. This method is used by Project when a component is added to it so that the component has access to the functions of the project. It should not be used for any other purpose.

  Parameters:
    `project` - Project in whose scope this component belongs. Must not be `null`.

### getProject

    public Project getProject()

  Returns the project to which this component belongs.

  Returns:
    the components's project.

### getLocation

    public Location getLocation()

  Returns the file/location where this task was defined.

  Returns:
    the file/location where this task was defined. Should not return `null`. Location.UNKNOWN_LOCATION is used for unknown locations.
  See Also:
    `Location.UNKNOWN_LOCATION`

### setLocation

    public void setLocation(Location location)

  Sets the file/location where this task was defined.

  Parameters:
    `location` - The file/location where this task was defined. Should not be `null`--use Location.UNKNOWN_LOCATION if the location isn't known.
  See Also:
    `Location.UNKNOWN_LOCATION`

### setDescription

    public void setDescription(java.lang.String desc)

  Sets a description of the current action. This may be used for logging purposes.

  Parameters:
    `desc` - Description of the current action. May be `null`, indicating that no description is available.

### getDescription

    public java.lang.String getDescription()

  Returns the description of the current action.

  Returns:
    the description of the current action, or `null` if no description is available.

### log

    public void log(java.lang.String msg)

  Logs a message with the default (INFO) priority.

  Parameters:
    `msg` - The message to be logged. Should not be `null`.

### log

    public void log(java.lang.String msg,
                    int msgLevel)

  Logs a message with the given priority.

  Parameters:
    `msg` - The message to be logged. Should not be `null`.
    `msgLevel` - the message priority at which this message is to be logged.

### clone

    public java.lang.Object clone()
                           throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

  Overrides:
    `clone` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Returns:
    a shallow copy of this projectcomponent.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException` - does not happen, but is declared to allow subclasses to do so.
  Since:
    Ant 1.7