An AntFileReader is a wrapper class that encloses the classname and configuration of a Configurable FilterReader.

<classpath> ...

This object represents a path as used by CLASSPATH or PATH environment variable.

<sometask>
  <somepath>
    <pathelement location="/path/to/file.jar" />
    <pathelement path="/path/to/file2.jar:/path/to/class2;/path/to/class3" />
    <pathelement location="/path/to/file3.jar" />
    <pathelement location="/path/to/file4.jar" />
  </somepath>
</sometask>


The object implemention sometask must provide a method called createSomepath which returns an instance of Path. Nested path definitions are handled by the Path object and must be labeled pathelement.

The path element takes a parameter path which will be parsed and split into single elements. It will usually be used to define a path from an environment variable.

Attribute	Description	Type	Required
refid	Makes this instance in effect a reference to another Path instance. You must not set another attribute or nest elements inside this element if you make it a reference.	Reference	?
path	Parses a path definition and creates single PathElements.	String	?

<param>

A parameter is composed of a name, type and value.

Attribute	Description	Type	Required
name		String	?
type		String	?
value		String	?