org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

## Class Rename

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable

Deprecated.
The rename task is deprecated since Ant 1.2. Use move instead.

    public class Rename
    extends Task

Renames a file.

Since:
  Ant 1.1

### 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
`Rename()` Deprecated.

### Method Summary

Methods
`void` `execute()` Deprecated. Renames the file `src` to `dest`
`void` `setDest(java.io.File dest)` Deprecated. Sets the new name of the file.
`void` `setReplace(java.lang.String replace)` Deprecated. Sets whether an existing file should be replaced.
`void` `setSrc(java.io.File src)` Deprecated. Sets the file to be renamed.

### 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

#### Rename

    public Rename()

Deprecated.

### Method Detail

#### setSrc

    public void setSrc(java.io.File src)

Deprecated.
Sets the file to be renamed.

Parameters:
  `src` - the file to rename

#### setDest

    public void setDest(java.io.File dest)

Deprecated.
Sets the new name of the file.

Parameters:
  `dest` - the new name of the file.

#### setReplace

    public void setReplace(java.lang.String replace)

Deprecated.
Sets whether an existing file should be replaced.

Parameters:
  `replace` - `on`, if an existing file should be replaced.

#### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

Deprecated.
Renames the file `src` to `dest`

Overrides:
  `execute` in class `Task`
Throws:
  `BuildException` - The exception is thrown, if the rename operation fails.