Macrodef @{x}

[Peter Reilly]

I have committed the changes to change from ${x} to @{x} for
macro attributes substitution.
Usage of macrodef is now as follows:
<macrodef name="example">
  <attribute name="x"/>
  <sequential>
     <echo>The attribute has the value '@{x}'</echo>
 </sequential>
</macrodef>
This can be called as follows:
<example x="a value"/>
The escape sequence @@{ may be used to escape the substitution:
<macrodef name="example">
  <attribute name="x"/>
  <sequential>
     <echo>The attribute @@{x} has the value '@{x}'</echo>
 </sequential>
</macrodef>
<example x="a value"/>
Will result in:
    [echo] The attribute @{x} has the value 'a value'
The mechanisms for substition are different for properties and
macrodef attributes so one may now do the following:
   <macrodef name="double">
     <attribute name="prop"/>
     <sequential>
       <echo>@@{prop} is '@{prop}', value of [EMAIL PROTECTED] is 
'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'</echo>
     </sequential>
   </macrodef>
   <property name="property" value="A property value"/>
   <double prop="property"/>

resulting in:
    [echo] @{prop} is 'property', value of ${property} is 'A property 
value'

These changes will be available for the next ant 1.6 beta build.
Peter
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