you'd get true for both in Maven 1.1. Dotted properties weren't
support in expressions, but I believe that they are fully now.
Cheers,
Brett
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:30:02 -0700, Ben Anderson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm thinking this is the desired behavior. First of all, I think it's wrong to
> use the dot notation for the "var" attribute of <j:set. This style should be
> limited to o.a.c.j.e.ConstantExpression's, which is the type of any variables
> that are created from properties files. Using
> <j:set ... value="${my.property}"/> will create a variable of that same type
> (ConstantExpression). While <j:set ...>${my.property}</j:set> creates a new
> variable of type String. So, my conclusion is that (correct me if I'm wrong)
> in order to use a property variable in an expression like
> <j:if test="${myProperty == 'someValue'}"> you must first create a variable of
> type String:
> <j:set var="myProperty">${my.property}</j:set>
>
> -Ben
>
>
>
> Quoting Ben Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > Hi,
> > I've noticed that there is a distinct difference with properties declared in
> > a
> > .properties file vs. properties set using <j:set. I'm wondering if this is
> > the
> > desired behavior or a bug. For instance:
> >
> > build.properties
> > ----------------
> > my.property=myValue
> >
> > maven.xml
> > ---------
> > <ant:echo>${my.property}</ant:echo>
> > <j:if test="${my.property == 'myValue'}">
> > <ant:echo>true</ant:echo>
> > </j:if>
> >
> > outputs:
> > [echo] myValue
> >
> > notice that "[echo] true" is not output.
> >
> > now if I do this:
> > maven.xml
> > ---------
> > <j:set var="my.property" value="myValue"/>
> > <ant:echo>${my.property}</ant:echo>
> > <j:if test="${my.property == 'myValue'}">
> > <ant:echo>true</ant:echo>
> > </j:if>
> >
> > outputs:
> > [echo] myValue
> > [echo] true
> >
> > Why this difference? Am I doing something wrong? Any thoughts?
> > Thanks,
> > Ben
> >
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