org.apache.tools.ant

## Class Location

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.Location

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable

    public class Location
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.io.Serializable

Stores the location of a piece of text within a file (file name, line number and column number). Note that the column number is currently ignored.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

### Field Summary

Fields
`static Location` `UNKNOWN_LOCATION` Location to use when one is needed but no information is available

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Location(org.xml.sax.Locator loc)` Creates a location from the SAX locator using the system ID as the filename.
`Location(java.lang.String fileName)` Creates a location consisting of a file name but no line number or column number.
`Location(java.lang.String fileName, int lineNumber, int columnNumber)` Creates a location consisting of a file name, line number and column number.

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`boolean` `equals(java.lang.Object other)` Equality operation.
`int` `getColumnNumber()`
`java.lang.String` `getFileName()`
`int` `getLineNumber()`
`int` `hashCode()` Hash operation.
`java.lang.String` `toString()` Returns the file name, line number, a colon and a trailing space.

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

`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

### Field Detail

#### UNKNOWN_LOCATION

    public static final Location UNKNOWN_LOCATION

Location to use when one is needed but no information is available

### Constructor Detail

#### Location

    public Location(java.lang.String fileName)

Creates a location consisting of a file name but no line number or column number.

Parameters:
  `fileName` - The name of the file. May be `null`, in which case the location is equivalent to `UNKNOWN_LOCATION`.

#### Location

    public Location(org.xml.sax.Locator loc)

Creates a location from the SAX locator using the system ID as the filename.

Parameters:
  `loc` - Must not be `null`.
Since:
  Ant 1.6

#### Location

    public Location(java.lang.String fileName,
                    int lineNumber,
                    int columnNumber)

Creates a location consisting of a file name, line number and column number.

Parameters:
  `fileName` - The name of the file. May be `null`, in which case the location is equivalent to `UNKNOWN_LOCATION`.
  `lineNumber` - Line number within the file. Use 0 for unknown positions within a file.
  `columnNumber` - Column number within the line.

### Method Detail

#### getFileName

    public java.lang.String getFileName()

Returns:
  the filename portion of the location
Since:
  Ant 1.6

#### getLineNumber

    public int getLineNumber()

Returns:
  the line number
Since:
  Ant 1.6

#### getColumnNumber

    public int getColumnNumber()

Returns:
  the column number
Since:
  Ant 1.7

#### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the file name, line number, a colon and a trailing space. An error message can be appended easily. For unknown locations, an empty string is returned.

Overrides:
  `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`
Returns:
  a String of the form `"fileName:lineNumber: "` if both file name and line number are known, `"fileName: "` if only the file name is known, and the empty string for unknown locations.

#### equals

    public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Equality operation.

Overrides:
  `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`
Parameters:
  `other` - the object to compare to.
Returns:
  true if the other object contains the same information as this object.
Since:
  Ant 1.6.3

#### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

Hash operation.

Overrides:
  `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`
Returns:
  a hash code value for this location.
Since:
  Ant 1.6.3