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Ant example source code file (propertyfile.xml)

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The propertyfile.xml source code

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<project name="propertyfile-test" default="main" basedir=".">

   <property file="propertyfile.build.properties"/>

   <target name="main">
      <fail>
         This file is for testing purposes only...
         @see PropertyFileTest.java for more info.
      </fail>
   </target>

   <target name="update-existing-properties">
      <propertyfile
          file="${test.propertyfile}"
          comment="unit test for the property file task..." >
        <entry  key="firstname" value="${firstname}" />
        <entry  key="lastname"  value="${lastname}" />
        <entry  key="email"     value="${email}" />
        <entry  key="phone"     default="${phone}" />
        <entry  key="age"       default="${age}" type="int"/>
        <entry  key="date"      default="${date}" type="date"/>
      </propertyfile>

   </target>

   <target name="exercise">
     <propertyfile file="${test.propertyfile}">
        <entry key="existing.prop"
               type="int"
               default="23"/>
        <entry key="ethans.birth"
               value="2002/01/21 12:18"
               type="date"/>
        <entry key="first.birthday"
               value="1"
               default="2002/01/21"
               pattern="yyyy/MM/dd"
               unit="year"
               type="date"
               operation="+"/>
        <entry key="int.with.default"
               value="1"
               default="2"
               operation="+"
               type="int"/>
        <entry key="int.without.value"
               default="5"
               operation="+"
               type="int"/>
        <entry key="int.without.default"
               value="1"
               operation="+"
               type="int"/>
        <entry key="string.with.default"
               value=">"
               default="--"
               operation="+"/>
        <entry key="string.without.default"
               value="."
               operation="+"/>
        <entry key="olderThanAWeek"
               type="date"
               default="0201"
               operation="-"
               value="8"
               pattern="MMdd"/>
     </propertyfile>
     <property file="${test.propertyfile}"/>
   </target>
    <target name="createfile">
       <echo file="${overwrite.test.propertyfile}">
 foo=3
       </echo>
    </target>
    <target name="bugDemo1" depends="createfile,bugDemoInit"/>
    <target name="bugDemo2" depends="bugDemoInit">
        <property file="${overwrite.test.propertyfile}"/>
    </target>
    <target name="bugDemoInit">
       <propertyfile file="${overwrite.test.propertyfile}">
          <entry key="foo" default="0" value="1" operation="+" type="int"/>
       </propertyfile>
    </target>

</project>


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