On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 11:39, Conor MacNeill wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Adam Murdoch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, 7 January 2002 10:31 AM
> > To: Ant Developers List
> > Subject: RE: IntrospectionHelper request
> >
> > > Where we have numerous patterns for things like
> > >
> > > addX
> > > createX
> > > addConfiguredX
> > > setX
> > >
> > > we could have probably gotten away with just
> > >
> > > addX
> > > setX
> > >
> > > or even just
> > >
> > > setX
> >
> > Good idea (for Ant 2, at least). The current distinction between
> > attributes and elements on the task interface is kinda artifical.
>
> Adam,
>
> Have you considered the difference between createX and addX. This is not
> about attribute/elements. It is about who knows how to create an object. If
> we just have setX, then the implication is that all nested element objects
> are created by the core and not by the task. Are you suggesting that the
> ability for a task to create its nested elements should be removed?
Hell yes !
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Cheers,
Pete
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