[Sorry if this ends up getting posted twice, but it was the first one I
sent, and I've yet to see it come through, so I'm not sure if it really
went out.]
Actually, I'd take advantage of some of the new stuff available in 1.4
(finally found some time to pick it up and start trying things out :) --
namely, the new "inheritAll" attr for <antcall> and the new <condition>
task, in conjunction with <propertyfile>'s incrementing functionality. For
example:
<property name="maxCount" value="10"/>
<target name="doWhile">
<propertyfile file="counter.properties">
<entry key="counter" type="int" operation="+"/>
</propertyfile>
<property file="counter.properties"/>
<condition property="loopDone">
<equals arg1="${counter}" arg2="${maxCount}"/>
</condition>
<antcall target="doit"/>
</target>
<target name="doit" unless="loopDone">
<echo message="Do stuff here..."/>
<antcall target="doWhile" inheritAll="no"/>
</target>
will "Do stuff here" 9 times (it's not zero-based :) [Note: Make sure
something removes counter.properties before the "doit" target gets run.]
Diane
--- Don Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- Edgar S�nchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Thanks Don
> >
> > just a question.
> > When you put the sample of the counter the "."
> > after the counter means that the value will increment
> > in one??
>
> Not the value, the property name. I'm creating a series of properties:
>
> counter
> counter.
> counter..
> counter...
>
> The value is whatever.
>
> -- Don
>
> > <property name="${counter}." value="whatever" />
> > or how do I increment in one the variable value of
> > my counter?
> >
> > Thanks again
> > VES
> >
> >
> > --- Don Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- Edgar S�nchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Hi everyone is Vincent again...
> > > >
> > > > now I've 2 questions, well those are for the
> > > same
> > > > reason..
> > > > I was wondering if here in Ant could I make some
> > > > jumps in order to repeat the same procedure with
> > > other
> > > > caracteristics,
> > >
> > > Yes, check out the antcall task. This allows you to
> > > execute the
> > > same target multiple times with different sets of
> > > "inputs".
> > >
> > >
> > > or if I can use loops like For or
> > > > While to do the same, keeping a counter in order
> > > to
> > > > make conditions to execute the same procedure or
> > > same
> > > > target with diferent actions.
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible?
> > >
> > > When looping, you have to create a "kick-out"
> > > condition. I used the
> > > target's unless attribute. The idea is to loop until
> > > the property is
> > > set. However, because a target can't antcall itself,
> > > you have to
> > > replicate the target and have them cross-call each
> > > other:
> > >
> > >
> > > <target name="worker">
> > > <!-- This does the actual work. May depend on
> > > other workers. -->
> > > </target>
> > >
> > > <target name="looper_1" depends="worker"
> > > unless="some.condition">
> > > <antcall target="looper_2"/>
> > > </target>
> > >
> > > <target name="looper_2" depends="worker"
> > > unless="some.condition">
> > > <antcall target="looper_1"/>
> > > </target>
> > >
> > >
> > > This takes care of while loops. I've never tried
> > > implementing a for
> > > loop in Ant. I suppose you could do something like
> > > the following
> > > in the worker target:
> > >
> > > <property name="counter" value="counter" />
> > >
> > > <target name="worker">
> > > <property name="${counter}." value="whatever" />
> > > </target>
> > >
> > > Then if you wanted to loop 3 times:
> > >
> > > <target name="looper_1" depends="worker"
> > > unless="counter...">
> > > <antcall target="looper_2"/>
> > > </target>
> > >
> > > <target name="looper_2" depends="worker"
> > > unless="counter...">
> > > <antcall target="looper_1"/>
> > > </target>
> > >
> > > -- Don
> > >
> > > > thank you
> > > > VES
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