DefaultInputHandler (Apache Ant API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.tools.ant.input.DefaultInputHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

InputHandler

Direct Known Subclasses:

GreedyInputHandler, SecureInputHandler
```
public class DefaultInputHandler
extends java.lang.Object
implements InputHandler
```
Prompts on System.err, reads input from System.in

Since:

Ant 1.5

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DefaultInputHandler()
Empty no-arg constructor

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected java.io.InputStream`	`getInputStream()`	Returns the input stream from which the user input should be read.
`protected java.lang.String`	`getPrompt(InputRequest request)`	Constructs user prompt from a request.
`void`	`handleInput(InputRequest request)`	Prompts and requests input.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - DefaultInputHandler
```
public DefaultInputHandler()
```
    Empty no-arg constructor
- Method Detail
  - handleInput
```
public void handleInput(InputRequest request)
                 throws BuildException
```
    Prompts and requests input. May loop until a valid input has been entered.
    
    Specified by:
    
    handleInput in interface InputHandler
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the request to handle
    
    Throws:
    
    BuildException - if not possible to read from console
  - getPrompt
```
protected java.lang.String getPrompt(InputRequest request)
```
    Constructs user prompt from a request.
    This implementation adds (choice1,choice2,choice3,...) to the prompt for MultipleChoiceInputRequests.
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the request to construct the prompt for. Must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the prompt to ask the user
  - getInputStream
```
protected java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
```
    Returns the input stream from which the user input should be read.
    
    Returns:
    
    the input stream from which the user input should be read.