License

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.maven.model.License

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, InputLocationTracker
```
public class License
extends Object
implements Serializable, Cloneable, InputLocationTracker
```
Describes the licenses for this project. This is used to generate the license page of the project's web site, as well as being taken into consideration in other reporting and validation. The licenses listed for the project are that of the project itself, and not of dependencies.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
`License()`

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`License`	`clone()` Method clone.
`String`	`getComments()` Get addendum information pertaining to this license.
`String`	`getDistribution()` Get the primary method by which this project may be distributed.
`InputLocation`	`getLocation(Object key)` Gets the location of the specified field in the input source.
`String`	`getName()` Get the full legal name of the license.
`String`	`getUrl()` Get the official url for the license text.
`void`	`setComments(String comments)` Set addendum information pertaining to this license.
`void`	`setDistribution(String distribution)` Set the primary method by which this project may be distributed.
`void`	`setLocation(Object key, InputLocation location)` Sets the location of the specified field.
`void`	`setName(String name)` Set the full legal name of the license.
`void`	`setUrl(String url)` Set the official url for the license text.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - License
```
public License()
```
- Method Detail
  - clone
```
public License clone()
```
    Method clone.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clone in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    License
  - getComments
```
public String getComments()
```
    Get addendum information pertaining to this license.
    
    Returns:
    
    String
  - getDistribution
```
public String getDistribution()
```
    Get the primary method by which this project may be distributed.
    
    repo
    
    may be downloaded from the Maven repository
    
    manual
    
    user must manually download and install the dependency.
    
    Returns:
    
    String
  - getLocation
```
public InputLocation getLocation(Object key)
```
    Description copied from interface: InputLocationTracker
    
    Gets the location of the specified field in the input source.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLocation in interface InputLocationTracker
    
    Parameters:
    
    key -
    
    Returns:
    
    InputLocation
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Get the full legal name of the license.
    
    Returns:
    
    String
  - getUrl
```
public String getUrl()
```
    Get the official url for the license text.
    
    Returns:
    
    String
  - setComments
```
public void setComments(String comments)
```
    Set addendum information pertaining to this license.
    
    Parameters:
    
    comments -
  - setDistribution
```
public void setDistribution(String distribution)
```
    Set the primary method by which this project may be distributed.
    
    repo
    
    may be downloaded from the Maven repository
    
    manual
    
    user must manually download and install the dependency.
    
    Parameters:
    
    distribution -
  - setLocation
```
public void setLocation(Object key,
                        InputLocation location)
```
    Description copied from interface: InputLocationTracker
    
    Sets the location of the specified field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setLocation in interface InputLocationTracker
    
    Parameters:
    
    key -
    
    location -
  - setName
```
public void setName(String name)
```
    Set the full legal name of the license.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name -
  - setUrl
```
public void setUrl(String url)
```
    Set the official url for the license text.
    
    Parameters:
    
    url -

Class License

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

License

Method Detail

clone

getComments

getDistribution

getLocation

getName

getUrl

setComments

setDistribution

setLocation

setName

setUrl