org.apache.tools.ant.property

## Class LocalPropertyStack

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.property.LocalPropertyStack

    public class LocalPropertyStack
    extends java.lang.Object

A stack of local property maps. There is a map for each scope (target, sequential, macro).

Since:
  Ant 1.8.0

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`LocalPropertyStack()`

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`void` `addLocal(java.lang.String property)` Add a local property.
`LocalPropertyStack` `copy()` Copy the stack for a parallel thread.
`void` `enterScope()` Enter the local scope.
`java.lang.Object` `evaluate(java.lang.String property, PropertyHelper helper)` Evaluate a property.
`void` `exitScope()` Exit the local scope.
`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.

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

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

### Constructor Detail

#### LocalPropertyStack

    public LocalPropertyStack()

### Method Detail

#### addLocal

    public void addLocal(java.lang.String property)

Add a local property.

Parameters:
  `property` - the name of the local property.

#### enterScope

    public void enterScope()

Enter the local scope.

#### exitScope

    public void exitScope()

Exit the local scope.

#### copy

    public LocalPropertyStack copy()

Copy the stack for a parallel thread.

Returns:
  a copy.

#### evaluate

    public java.lang.Object evaluate(java.lang.String property,
                                     PropertyHelper helper)

Evaluate a property.

Parameters:
  `property` - the property's String "identifier".
  `helper` - the invoking PropertyHelper.
Returns:
  Object value.

#### setNew

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

Set a *new" 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

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

Set a 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.