InputHandler (Apache Ant API)
Description: declaration: package: org.apache.tools.ant.input, interface: InputHandler

Package org.apache.tools.ant.input

# Interface InputHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `DefaultInputHandler`, `GreedyInputHandler`, `PropertyFileInputHandler`, `SecureInputHandler`

public interface InputHandler
Plugin to Ant to handle requests for user input.

Since:
  Ant 1.5

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `handleInput(InputRequest request)`
  Handle the request encapsulated in the argument.

- ## Method Details

  - ### handleInput

    void handleInput(InputRequest request) throws BuildException
    Handle the request encapsulated in the argument.

    Precondition: the request.getPrompt will return a non-null value.

    Postcondition: request.getInput will return a non-null value, request.isInputValid will return true.

    Parameters:
      `request` - the request to be processed
    Throws:
      `BuildException` - if the input cannot be read from the console