y values and command line arguments > > > Target "foo" requires property value "bar". > Property "bar" is meant to be specified through the command line. > However, I want to provide a default value in target "init". Is > this valid? You don't need to put this in an init target. Just in the project will do <project> <property name="bar" value="a" <target name="foo"> ... > > Is there precendence of one over the other? Sort of. First to set the value wins. > Would the command line value > overwrite the default as desired? > Yes, command line goes first, followed by non-target properties, followed by properties within targets as the targets are evaluated. ant -Dbar=b will result in bar have the value b. This command line precedence is one of the motivations for immutable properties. Conor
