Package org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch

## Class DispatchTask

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.Task
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchTask

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `java.lang.Cloneable`, `Dispatchable`

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `Symlink`

    public abstract class DispatchTask
    extends Task
    implements Dispatchable

Tasks extending this class may contain multiple actions. The method that is invoked for execution depends upon the value of the action attribute of the task.

Example:

<mytask action="list"/> will invoke the method with the signature public void list() in mytask's class. If the action attribute is not defined in the task or is empty, the execute() method will be called.

### 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

Constructors
`DispatchTask()`

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`java.lang.String` `getAction()` Get the action.
`java.lang.String` `getActionParameterName()` Get the action parameter name.
`void` `setAction​(java.lang.String action)` Set the action.

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task

`bindToOwner, execute, 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

#### DispatchTask

    public DispatchTask()

### Method Detail

#### getActionParameterName

    public java.lang.String getActionParameterName()

Get the action parameter name.

Specified by:
  `getActionParameterName` in interface `Dispatchable`
Returns:
  the `String` "action" by default (can be overridden).

#### setAction

    public void setAction​(java.lang.String action)

Set the action.

Parameters:
  `action` - the method name.

#### getAction

    public java.lang.String getAction()

Get the action.

Returns:
  the action.