ant-contrib - if/then/else task

Question

I am using ant, and I have a problem with if/then/else task, (ant-contrib-1.0b3.jar). I am running something that can be simplified with build.xml below.

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Answer 1

I know this is old, but should prove handy to others searching for a solution.

to re-assign a property without using ant-contrib, use macrodef with a script.

then in anywhere in ant, just call this like the property tag

to Implement this in your original version of xml, it would look like this:

This sample is given purely as an example on writing a macro to replace the command in ant-contrib. In a situation like this one, where the command is being used, it makes more sense to use sinnce ant-contrib is already loaded, and might be faster in processing.

Hope this helps.