org.eclipse.jgit.api

Class RenameBranchCommand

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.jgit.api.GitCommand<Ref>

org.eclipse.jgit.api.RenameBranchCommand

All Implemented Interfaces:

Callable<Ref>

public class RenameBranchCommand
extends GitCommand<Ref>

Used to rename branches.

See Also:

Git documentation about Branch

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jgit.api.GitCommand

repo

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	RenameBranchCommand(Repository repo)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Ref	call() Executes the command
RenameBranchCommand	setNewName(String newName)
RenameBranchCommand	setOldName(String oldName)

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jgit.api.GitCommand

checkCallable, getRepository, setCallable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RenameBranchCommand

protected RenameBranchCommand(Repository repo)

Parameters:

repo -

Method Detail

call

public Ref call()
         throws GitAPIException,
                RefNotFoundException,
                InvalidRefNameException,
                RefAlreadyExistsException,
                DetachedHeadException

Description copied from class: GitCommand

Executes the command

Specified by:

call in interface Callable<Ref>

Specified by:

call in class GitCommand<Ref>

Returns:

T a result. Each command has its own return type

Throws:

RefNotFoundException - if the old branch can not be found (branch with provided old name does not exist or old name resolves to a tag)

InvalidRefNameException - if the provided new name is null or otherwise invalid

RefAlreadyExistsException - if a branch with the new name already exists

DetachedHeadException - if rename is tried without specifying the old name and HEAD is detached

GitAPIException - or subclass thereof when an error occurs

setNewName

public RenameBranchCommand setNewName(String newName)

Parameters:

newName - the new name

Returns:

this instance

setOldName

public RenameBranchCommand setOldName(String oldName)

Parameters:

oldName - the name of the branch to rename; if not set, the currently checked out branch (if any) will be renamed

Returns:

this instance