> I was wondering if someone could suggest a good way to make > use of other > tasks from within a task. I would for example like to use the <mkdir> > functionality from within a custom task. In the case of <mkdir> the > corresponding Java class only has an execute() method (and a setDir() > method), which doesn't make it very straight forward or > elegant. So maybe > there is a preferred way to refactor tasks, which then allows > me to use them > programatically. > > I only mentioned <mkdir> to exemplify, I actually would like > to use other > custom tasks programatically. But it seems like it should be > a quite common pattern to base a task on other tasks.
Continuing with mkdir as an example: is seems pretty straightforward to me: o Create the task o Configure it o Execute it That's what Ant does, with more bits in between for dependencies etc, so it should be fairly reliable. What would you consider more straightforward? Jon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
