>> I am still a bit confused as to when a class corresponding to a nested >> element should inherit from the org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType class >> (i.e. the fairly simple org.apache.tools.ant.types.Substitution class). >> The answer seems to revolve around when one needs to use reference ids. >> >> I have access to the Oreilly Ant book via Safari http://safari.oreilly.com >> but have not found a good answer there. >> I do not yet own Erik and Steve's book published by Manning. Is this >> question answered well there?
>um, no. We blissfully ignore those classes and say 'refids are handled >automatically' with datatypes, skirting around the 'you'd all better share >the same classloader 'problem, which crops up where we look at the C++ tasks >and types. >remember for nested text elements you need to do property substitution >yourself. >--steve What is property substitution? James Lee Carpenter Software Engineer Household Technical Services 6602 Convoy Court San Diego, CA 92111 ph: 858-609-2461 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
