Ant example source code file (echoproperties.xml)

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The echoproperties.xml source code

<project name="test" default="def" basedir=".">

  <target name="def">
  </target>

  <target name="setup">
    <property name="a.set" value="true" />
    <property name="b.set" value="false" />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoToLog" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoWithEmptyPrefixToLog" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties prefix=""/>
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoToLogXml" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties format="xml" />
  </target>

  <target name="testReadAndEchoToLog" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties srcfile="echoproperties.properties" />
  </target>

  <target name="testReadBadFile" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties srcfile="." />
  </target>

  <target name="testReadBadFileFail" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties srcfile="." failonerror="yes" />
  </target>

  <target name="testReadBadFileNoFail" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties srcfile="." failonerror="no" />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoToBadFile" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="." />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoToBadFileFail" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="." failonerror="yes" />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoToBadFileNoFail" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="." failonerror="no" />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoToGoodFile" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="test.properties" />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoToGoodFileXml" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="test.xml" format="xml" />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoToGoodFileFail" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="test.properties" failonerror="yes" />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoToGoodFileNoFail" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="test.properties" failonerror="no" />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoPrefix" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="test-prefix.properties" prefix="a." />
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoPrefixAsPropertyset" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="test-prefix.properties">
      <propertyset>
        <propertyref prefix="a."/>
      </propertyset>
    </echoproperties>
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoPrefixAsNegatedPropertyset" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="test-prefix.properties">
      <propertyset negate="true">
        <propertyref prefix="b."/>
      </propertyset>
    </echoproperties>
  </target>

  <target name="testEchoPrefixAsDoublyNegatedPropertyset" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties destfile="test-prefix.properties">
      <propertyset negate="true">
        <propertyset negate="true">
          <propertyref prefix="a."/>
        </propertyset>
      </propertyset>
    </echoproperties>
  </target>

  <target name="testWithPrefixAndRegex" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties prefix="ant." regex=".*ant.*"/>
  </target>

  <target name="testWithEmptyPrefixAndRegex" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties prefix="" regex=""/>
  </target>

  <target name="testWithRegex" depends="setup">
    <echoproperties regex=".*ant.*"/>
  </target>

  <target name="cleanup">
    <delete file="test.properties" failonerror="no" />
    <delete file="test-prefix.properties" failonerror="no" />
    <delete file="test.xml" failonerror="no" />
  </target>

</project>