add implicit element to macrodef

PR:  25633


git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk@276490 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

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diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/DynamicAttribute.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/DynamicAttribute.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright  2002-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.apache.tools.ant;
+
+/**
+ * Enables a task to control unknown attributes
+ *
+ * @since Ant 1.5
+ */
+public interface DynamicAttribute {
+
+    /**
+     * Set a named attribute to the given value
+     *
+     * @param name the name of the attribute
+     * @param value the new value of the attribute
+     * @throws BuildException when any error occurs
+     */
+    void setDynamicAttribute(String name, String value)
+            throws BuildException;
+
+}