To accomplish this, you need to write a param class that extends DataType, has a default constructor and setter/getter methods for the attributes. In the mytask (extends Task), you add a method "addParam" which takes your param class. Hopefully that answers your question!
-Ryan Cuprak On 9/25/02 7:51 AM, "David M. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to write a task along the following lines > > <mytask srcfile="" destfile=""> > <param find="Key1" replaceWith="Value1"/> > <param find="Key2" replaceWith="Value2"/> > > <param find="Keyn" replaceWith="Valuen"/> > </mytask> > > In reading through the documentation trying to write this task I came > across copy and filterset which seem to do exactly what I want. > > However, I would still like to understand how I would write this task. > > Looking at the Ant source code, it seems generic enough to be able to > handle arbitary nested elements, but what methods must I put on my task > class to support this? I am thinking createParam(), setParam() and > getParam(). > > Do I need to create a ant.types.Param class? > > Any advice that helps me write this task would be gratefully received. > > Regards, > David -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
