Martin, This has been documented here: http://maven.apache.org/tags.html#maven:pluginVar
e.g. <*maven**:**pluginVar* var="reportsDir" plugin='maven-test-plugin' property='maven.test.reportsDirectory'/> Cheers, Thomas On 8/22/05, Martin Burger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I need the value of the property "maven.test.reportsDirectory" in the > plugin.jelly of my plugin even if it is not set via a project.properties > file. > > Regard this simple goal: > > <goal name="some:goal"> > <echo>Value of maven.test.reportsDirectory: > ${maven.test.reportsDirectory}</echo> > </goal> > > If I run this goal without setting the property in a project.properties, > it's output is just "[echo] Value of maven.test.reportsDirectory:". If I > run "maven test:compile some:goal", it's output is "[echo] Value of > maven.test.reportsDirectory: <some value>" > > How can I access the default value of that property as defined in the > plugin.properties of the test-Plugin without running a test goal? Should > I set this property in the plugin.properties of my plugin? I think that > solution is not so good, because if that property's default value is > changed I will need to change my settings, too. > > Can I load the default properties of another plugin in my plugin's jelly > file? > > Regards, > Martin > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >