Runs the annotation processor tool (apt), and then optionally compiles - the original code, and any generated source code. This task requires Java 1.5. - It may work on later versions, but this cannot be confirmed until those - versions ship. Be advised that the Apt tool does appear to be an unstable - part of the JDK framework, so may change radically in future versions. - In particular it is likely to be obsolete in JDK 6, which can run annotation - processors as part of javac. - If the <apt> task does break when upgrading JVM, please - check to see if there is a more recent version of Apache Ant that tracks - any changes.
+ the original code, and any generated source code. +This task runs on Java 1.5 to Java 1.7.
+Apt is deprecated in Java 1.6, which can run annotation + processors as part of javac, and removed from the distribution in Java 1.8. + The task will fire an exception when attempting to run under Java 1.8.
This task inherits from the Javac Task, and thus