org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

## Class HostInfo

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.Task
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.HostInfo

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable

    public class HostInfo
    extends Task

Sets properties to the host provided, or localhost if no information is provided. The default properties are NAME, FQDN, ADDR4, ADDR6;

Since:
  Ant 1.8

### 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
Constructor and Description
`HostInfo()`

### Method Summary

Methods
`void` `execute()` set the properties.
`void` `setHost(java.lang.String aHost)` Set the host to be retrieved.
`void` `setPrefix(java.lang.String aPrefix)` Set a prefix for the properties.

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

`bindToOwner, 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

#### HostInfo

    public HostInfo()

### Method Detail

#### setPrefix

    public void setPrefix(java.lang.String aPrefix)

Set a prefix for the properties. If the prefix does not end with a "." one is automatically added.

Parameters:
  `aPrefix` - the prefix to use.
Since:
  Ant 1.8

#### setHost

    public void setHost(java.lang.String aHost)

Set the host to be retrieved.

Parameters:
  `aHost` - the name or the address of the host, data for the local host will be retrieved if omitted.
Since:
  Ant 1.8

#### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

set the properties.

Overrides:
  `execute` in class `Task`
Throws:
  `BuildException` - on error.