org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss

## Class MSVSSHISTORY

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.Task
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss.MSVSS
      - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss.MSVSSHISTORY

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, MSVSSConstants

    public class MSVSSHISTORY
    extends MSVSS

Performs History commands to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe.

### Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
`static class` `MSVSSHISTORY.BriefCodediffNofile` Extention of EnumeratedAttribute to hold the values for style.

### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss.MSVSS

`MSVSS.CurrentModUpdated, MSVSS.WritableFiles`

### 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`

### Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss.MSVSSConstants

`COMMAND_ADD, COMMAND_CHECKIN, COMMAND_CHECKOUT, COMMAND_CP, COMMAND_CREATE, COMMAND_GET, COMMAND_HISTORY, COMMAND_LABEL, FLAG_AUTORESPONSE_DEF, FLAG_AUTORESPONSE_NO, FLAG_AUTORESPONSE_YES, FLAG_BRIEF, FLAG_CODEDIFF, FLAG_COMMENT, FLAG_FILETIME_DEF, FLAG_FILETIME_MODIFIED, FLAG_FILETIME_UPDATED, FLAG_LABEL, FLAG_LOGIN, FLAG_NO_FILE, FLAG_NO_GET, FLAG_OUTPUT, FLAG_OVERRIDE_WORKING_DIR, FLAG_QUIET, FLAG_RECURSION, FLAG_REPLACE_WRITABLE, FLAG_SKIP_WRITABLE, FLAG_USER, FLAG_VERSION, FLAG_VERSION_DATE, FLAG_VERSION_LABEL, FLAG_WRITABLE, PROJECT_PREFIX, SS_EXE, STYLE_BRIEF, STYLE_CODEDIFF, STYLE_DEFAULT, STYLE_NOFILE, TIME_CURRENT, TIME_MODIFIED, TIME_UPDATED, VALUE_FROMDATE, VALUE_FROMLABEL, VALUE_NO, VALUE_YES, WRITABLE_FAIL, WRITABLE_REPLACE, WRITABLE_SKIP`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`MSVSSHISTORY()`

### Method Summary

Methods
`void` `setDateFormat(java.lang.String dateFormat)` Format of dates in `fromDate`toDate.
`void` `setFromDate(java.lang.String fromDate)` Date representing the 'start' of the range.
`void` `setFromLabel(java.lang.String fromLabel)` Label representing the 'start' of the range.
`void` `setNumdays(int numd)` Number of days for comparison.
`void` `setOutput(java.io.File outfile)` Output file name for the history.
`void` `setRecursive(boolean recursive)` Retrieve history recursively.
`void` `setStyle(MSVSSHISTORY.BriefCodediffNofile attr)` Output style.
`void` `setToDate(java.lang.String toDate)` Date representing the 'end' of the range.
`void` `setToLabel(java.lang.String toLabel)` Label representing the 'end' of the range.
`void` `setUser(java.lang.String user)` Name of the user whose change history is generated.

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss.MSVSS

`execute, getAutoresponse, getComment, getFileTimeStamp, getGetLocalCopy, getLabel, getLocalpath, getLogin, getOutput, getQuiet, getRecursive, getSSCommand, getStyle, getUser, getVersion, getVersionDate, getVersionDateLabel, getVersionLabel, getVsspath, getWritable, getWritableFiles, setFailOnError, setInternalAutoResponse, setInternalComment, setInternalDate, setInternalDateFormat, setInternalFailOnError, setInternalFileTimeStamp, setInternalFromDate, setInternalFromLabel, setInternalGetLocalCopy, setInternalLabel, setInternalLocalPath, setInternalNumDays, setInternalOutputFilename, setInternalQuiet, setInternalRecursive, setInternalStyle, setInternalToDate, setInternalToLabel, setInternalUser, setInternalVersion, setInternalWritable, setInternalWritableFiles, setLogin, setServerpath, setSsdir, setVsspath`

### 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

#### MSVSSHISTORY

    public MSVSSHISTORY()

### Method Detail

#### setRecursive

    public void setRecursive(boolean recursive)

Retrieve history recursively. Defaults to false.

Parameters:
  `recursive` - The boolean value for recursive.

#### setUser

    public void setUser(java.lang.String user)

Name of the user whose change history is generated.

Parameters:
  `user` - The username.

#### setFromDate

    public void setFromDate(java.lang.String fromDate)

Date representing the 'start' of the range.

Parameters:
  `fromDate` - The start date.

#### setToDate

    public void setToDate(java.lang.String toDate)

Date representing the 'end' of the range.

Parameters:
  `toDate` - The end date.

#### setFromLabel

    public void setFromLabel(java.lang.String fromLabel)

Label representing the 'start' of the range.

Parameters:
  `fromLabel` - The start label.

#### setToLabel

    public void setToLabel(java.lang.String toLabel)

Label representing the 'end' of the range.

Parameters:
  `toLabel` - The end label.

#### setNumdays

    public void setNumdays(int numd)

Number of days for comparison. Defaults to 2 days.

Parameters:
  `numd` - The number of days.

#### setOutput

    public void setOutput(java.io.File outfile)

Output file name for the history.

Parameters:
  `outfile` - The output file name.

#### setDateFormat

    public void setDateFormat(java.lang.String dateFormat)

Format of dates in `fromDate`toDate. Used when calculating dates with the numdays attribute. This string uses the formatting rules of `SimpleDateFormat`. Defaults to `DateFormat.SHORT`.

Parameters:
  `dateFormat` - The date format.

#### setStyle

    public void setStyle(MSVSSHISTORY.BriefCodediffNofile attr)

Output style. Valid options are:

- brief: -B Display a brief history.
- codediff: -D Display line-by-line file changes.
- nofile: -F- Do not display individual file updates in the project history.
- default: No option specified. Display in Source Safe's default format.

Parameters:
  `attr` - The history style: