FilesMatch (Apache Ant API)
Description: declaration: package: org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition, class: FilesMatch

Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition

# Class FilesMatch

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.FilesMatch

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Condition`

public class FilesMatch extends Object implements Condition
Compares two files for equality based on size and content. Timestamps are not at all looked at.

Since:
  Ant 1.5

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `FilesMatch()`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `boolean`
  `eval()`
  comparison method of the interface
  `void`
  `setFile1(File file1)`
  Sets the File1 attribute
  `void`
  `setFile2(File file2)`
  Sets the File2 attribute
  `void`
  `setTextfile(boolean textfile)`
  Set whether to ignore line endings when comparing files.

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### FilesMatch

    public FilesMatch()

- ## Method Details

  - ### setFile1

    public void setFile1(File file1)
    Sets the File1 attribute
    Parameters:
      `file1` - The new File1 value

  - ### setFile2

    public void setFile2(File file2)
    Sets the File2 attribute
    Parameters:
      `file2` - The new File2 value

  - ### setTextfile

    public void setTextfile(boolean textfile)
    Set whether to ignore line endings when comparing files.
    Parameters:
      `textfile` - whether to ignore line endings.

  - ### eval

    public boolean eval() throws BuildException
    comparison method of the interface
    Specified by:
      `eval` in interface `Condition`
    Returns:
      true if the files are equal
    Throws:
      `BuildException` - if it all went pear-shaped