adding comment in .properties files

Question

By using following block of code in build.xml file

Answer 1

The property file task is for editing properties files. It contains all sorts of nice features that allow you to modify entries. For example:

I've incremented my build_number by one. I have no idea what the value was, but it's now one greater than what it was before.

• Use the task to build a property file instead of . You can easily layout the content and then use to edit that content later on.

Example:

# Default Configuration
source.dir=1
dir.publish=1
# Source Configuration
dir.publish.html=1

• Create separate properties files for each section. You're allowed a comment header for each type. Then, use to batch them together into one single file:

Example: