On 1/5/07, Matt Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- Peter Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> On 1/3/07, Steve Loughran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > + <h4><a name="pathshortcut">Path > Shortcut</a></h4> > > > + <p> > > > + In Ant 1.6 a shortcut for converting paths > to OS specific strings > > > + in properties has been added. One can use > the expression > > > + ${toString:<em>pathreference</em>} to > convert a path element > > > + reference to a string that can be used for > a path argument. > > > + For example: > > > + </p> > > > > > > Does that work for any resolvable datatype? If so, > cool. > No, it depends on the implemenation of toString of > the particular > class. The ant code uses the toString() method of > path when > it is handling the path attribute of the command > line arg, so > that is how I know that it is safe to use for paths. > > Fileset.toString() on the other hand use ';' to > seperate the files.... Yes--I've thought for some time now that we might want to delegate this to pathconvert to gain platform sensitivity cheaply. IMHO the chances of breaking folks is relatively low = acceptable.
That sounds good. Peter
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