Thank you Diane, and all you guys
--- Diane Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And of course, right after I send it again, I
> realize there's a d'oh! in
> it -- the "doit" target actually does run 10 times,
> not 9 (my parenthetic
> about it not being zero-based is completely wrong,
> since of course it is
> zero-based, so 9 is the last number that gets echoed
> out -- d'oh! :)
>
> Diane
>
> --- Diane Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > [Sorry if this ends up getting posted twice, but
> it was the first one I
> > sent, and I've yet to see it come through, so I'm
> not sure if it really
> > went out.]
> >
> > Actually, I'd take advantage of some of the new
> stuff available in 1.4
> > (finally found some time to pick it up and start
> trying things out :) --
> > namely, the new "inheritAll" attr for <antcall>
> and the new <condition>
> > task, in conjunction with <propertyfile>'s
> incrementing functionality.
> > For
> > example:
> >
> > <property name="maxCount" value="10"/>
> >
> > <target name="doWhile">
> > <propertyfile file="counter.properties">
> > <entry key="counter" type="int"
> operation="+"/>
> > </propertyfile>
> > <property file="counter.properties"/>
> > <condition property="loopDone">
> > <equals arg1="${counter}"
> arg2="${maxCount}"/>
> > </condition>
> > <antcall target="doit"/>
> > </target>
> >
> > <target name="doit" unless="loopDone">
> > <echo message="Do stuff here..."/>
> > <antcall target="doWhile" inheritAll="no"/>
> > </target>
> >
> > will "Do stuff here" 9 times (it's not zero-based
> :) [Note: Make sure
> > something removes counter.properties before the
> "doit" target gets run.]
> >
> > Diane
> >
> > --- Don Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- Edgar S�nchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Thanks Don
> > > >
> > > > just a question.
> > > > When you put the sample of the counter the
> "."
> > > > after the counter means that the value will
> increment
> > > > in one??
> > >
> > > Not the value, the property name. I'm creating a
> series of properties:
> > >
> > > counter
> > > counter.
> > > counter..
> > > counter...
> > >
> > > The value is whatever.
> > >
> > > -- Don
> > >
> > > > <property name="${counter}."
> value="whatever" />
> > > > or how do I increment in one the variable
> value of
> > > > my counter?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again
> > > > VES
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Don Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Edgar S�nchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi everyone is Vincent again...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > now I've 2 questions, well those are
> for the
> > > > > same
> > > > > > reason..
> > > > > > I was wondering if here in Ant could I
> make some
> > > > > > jumps in order to repeat the same
> procedure with
> > > > > other
> > > > > > caracteristics,
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, check out the antcall task. This allows
> you to
> > > > > execute the
> > > > > same target multiple times with different
> sets of
> > > > > "inputs".
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > or if I can use loops like For or
> > > > > > While to do the same, keeping a counter in
> order
> > > > > to
> > > > > > make conditions to execute the same
> procedure or
> > > > > same
> > > > > > target with diferent actions.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is it possible?
> > > > >
> > > > > When looping, you have to create a
> "kick-out"
> > > > > condition. I used the
> > > > > target's unless attribute. The idea is to
> loop until
> > > > > the property is
> > > > > set. However, because a target can't antcall
> itself,
> > > > > you have to
> > > > > replicate the target and have them
> cross-call each
> > > > > other:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > <target name="worker">
> > > > > <!-- This does the actual work. May depend
> on
> > > > > other workers. -->
> > > > > </target>
> > > > >
> > > > > <target name="looper_1" depends="worker"
> > > > > unless="some.condition">
> > > > > <antcall target="looper_2"/>
> > > > > </target>
> > > > >
> > > > > <target name="looper_2" depends="worker"
> > > > > unless="some.condition">
> > > > > <antcall target="looper_1"/>
> > > > > </target>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > This takes care of while loops. I've never
> tried
> > > > > implementing a for
> > > > > loop in Ant. I suppose you could do
> something like
> > > > > the following
> > > > > in the worker target:
> > > > >
> > > > > <property name="counter" value="counter" />
> > > > >
> > > > > <target name="worker">
> > > > > <property name="${counter}."
> value="whatever" />
> > > > > </target>
> > > > >
> > > > > Then if you wanted to loop 3 times:
> > > > >
> > > > > <target name="looper_1" depends="worker"
> > > > > unless="counter...">
> > > > > <antcall target="looper_2"/>
> > > > > </target>
> > > > >
> > > > > <target name="looper_2" depends="worker"
> > > > > unless="counter...">
> > > > > <antcall target="looper_1"/>
> > > > > </target>
> > > > >
> > > > > -- Don
> > > > >
> > > > > > thank you
> > > > > > VES
> >
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