> Hi Form > I am a begineer in here.... > If One uses the API's of Ant from java to set/run the targets /tasks. > "org.apache.tools.ant.*" > then is the "buildfile.xml" still necessary for execution.
No - the build.xml file is not necessary. > Please somebody explain..... The centre of the Ant API is the Project class. You can programmatically setup a project, add targets containing tasks, listeners, etc. Once that's done you can request a sorted list of targets and trigger target execution. Think of the build file as an XML-based description of the state of project definition. The definition could be established by parsing the build file, or alternatively it could be establish using other information. The majority of builds I work with do not have a build.xml however, I frequently include XML-based template definitions as part of the process of project population. /Steve. -------------------------- Stephen McConnell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dpml.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
