Required Parameters

Optional Parameters

Parameter Details

advanced :

Whether to use alternative implementations of Java 1.4 classes and methods for better Java 5 compatibility.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${advanced}
• Default: false

attach :

Flag to enable/disable attaching retrotranslated artifacts.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${attach}
• Default: true

backport :

Informs the translator about user-defined backport packages. Package names should be separated by semicolons.

• Type: java.lang.String
• Required: No
• Expression: ${backport}

baseName :

The base-name of the generated artifact.

• Type: java.lang.String
• Required: Yes
• Expression: ${project.build.finalName}

classifier :

The classifier used when attaching the retrotranslated project artifact.

• Type: java.lang.String
• Required: No
• Expression: ${classifier}
• Default: jdk14

destJar :

(no description)

• Type: java.io.File
• Required: No
• Expression: ${destJar}

embed :

The package name for a private copy of retrotranslator-runtime-n.n.n.jar and backport-util-concurrent-n.n.jar to be put with translated classes.

• Type: java.lang.String
• Required: No
• Expression: ${embed}

failonwarning :

Fails build when verification has failed.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${failonwarning}
• Default: true

lazy :

Asks the translator to only transform classes compiled with a target greater than the current one.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${lazy}
• Default: false

outputDirectory :

Where to put the translated artifact.

• Type: java.io.File
• Required: Yes
• Expression: ${project.build.directory}

replace :

Replace the artifact with the retrotranslated artifact.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${replace}

retainapi :

Asks the translator to modify classes for JVM 1.4 compatibility but keep use of Java 5 API.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${retainapi}
• Default: false

retainflags :

Asks the translator to keep Java 5 specific access modifiers.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${retainflags}
• Default: false

srcmask :

The wildcard pattern specifying files that should be translated (either bytecode or UTF-8 text), e.g. "*.class*.tld". There are three special characters: "*?".

• Type: java.lang.String
• Required: No
• Expression: ${srcmask}
• Default: *.class

stripsign :

Asks the translator to strip signature (generics) information.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${stripsign}
• Default: false

target :

To make Java 6 classes compatible with Java 5 set this option to 1.5 and supply user-defined backport packages.

• Type: java.lang.String
• Required: No
• Expression: ${target}
• Default: 1.4

verbose :

Asks the translator for verbose output.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${verbose}
• Default: false

verify :

Asks the translator to examine translated bytecode for references to classes, methods, or fields that cannot be found in the provided classpath.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${verify}
• Default: false

verifyClasspath :

The classpath for the verification including rt.jar, jce.jar, jsse.jar (from JRE 1.4). The retrotranslator-runtime-n.n.n.jar, and backport-util-concurrent-n.n.jar are included by default, they are not required to be defined here.

• Type: java.util.List
• Required: No