PropertyHelper.PropertySetter (Apache Ant API)

Package org.apache.tools.ant

## Interface PropertyHelper.PropertySetter

- All Superinterfaces:
    `PropertyHelper.Delegate`
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    `LocalProperties`
  Enclosing class:
    PropertyHelper

      public static interface PropertyHelper.PropertySetter
      extends PropertyHelper.Delegate

  Sets or overrides a property.

  Can be used to store properties in a different storage than the project instance (like local properties for example).

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

- - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `boolean` | `set​(java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object value, PropertyHelper propertyHelper)` | Set a property.
    `boolean` | `setNew​(java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object value, PropertyHelper propertyHelper)` | Set a *new" property.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### setNew

          boolean setNew​(java.lang.String property,
                         java.lang.Object value,
                         PropertyHelper propertyHelper)

      Set a *new" property.

      Should not replace the value of an existing property.

      Parameters:
        `property` - the property's String "identifier".
        `value` - the value to set.
        `propertyHelper` - the invoking PropertyHelper.
      Returns:
        true if this entity 'owns' the property.

    - #### set

          boolean set​(java.lang.String property,
                      java.lang.Object value,
                      PropertyHelper propertyHelper)

      Set a property.

      May replace the value of an existing property.

      Parameters:
        `property` - the property's String "identifier".
        `value` - the value to set.
        `propertyHelper` - the invoking PropertyHelper.
      Returns:
        true if this entity 'owns' the property.