<available file="output/classes" property="output_dir_exists" type="dir"
value="true"/>
<!-- execute selector code but first test the value of the property -->
<selector if="output_dir_exists">
<!-- do something here -->
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transmission.> Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:45:50 -0800> Subject: Re: Selector
with an if condition.> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> > On
11/24/07 8:26 AM, "Rashmi Rubdi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > Hello
Everyone,> > > > I'm using the modified selector to execute a task only if a
.xml file> > was changed, the modified selector works as expected.> > > >
However, I'm trying to get the selector to be in effect only if the> > "if" ,
condition is met. The if condition is there to disable the> > selector incase
the classes output directory doesn't exist.> > > > The selector seems to take
effect regardless of what's in the "if" condition.> > > > Here's a small
snippet of the ant build file.> > > > <available file="output/classes"
property="output_dir_exists"> > type="dir" value="true"/>> > > > <selector
id="xml_file_modified" if="${output_dir_exists}">> > I haven't checked the
manual to see if <selector> even takes the "if"> attribute, but for those
elements that do take the "if" attribute, the value> should be the name of the
property, not its value:> > <selector id="xml_file_modified"
if="output_dir_exists">> > > <modified update="true"> > seldirs="false"> >
cache="propertyfile"> > algorithm="digest"> > comparator="equal">> > <param
name="cache.cachefile" value="cache.properties"/>> > <param
name="algorithm.algorithm" value="MD5"/>> > </modified>> > </selector>> > > >
<javac .........>> > <fileset dir="src">> > <selector
refid="xml_file_modified"/>> > <includes> > </fileset>> > </javac>> > > > I
tried many other things like using the "unless" attribute instead of> > "if"
attribute.> > > > I also checked the Ant manual.> > > > The version of Ant is
1.7 and JDK 1.6.> > > > Any help is appreciated.> > -- > Rick Genter> Principal
Software Engineer> Silverlink Communications> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
www.silverlink.com> > >
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