Try creating <macrodef>s out of your helper targets.
When invoking <macrodef>s the ANT scope is retained and so all properties
defined within <macrodef>s are visible to the rest of the ANT invocation. I
would try this before moving to <antcallback> because <antcallback> does allow
the 'propegation' of property definition across <antcall> invocation but it
still does incurr the memory impact.
The downside is that <macrodef>s cannot be included in a 'depends' attribute.
Later,
Ninju
----- Original Message ----
From: Dharmesh Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Ant Users List <user@ant.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:44:00 PM
Subject: Re: visibility of the variable/parameter
Thanks for your reply Ben and Antoine.
Ben: In my case what I am planning to implement, I won't be able to use
'depends'.
So, prob. I will have to use a work around of writing down the values to
some file. But, still I am wondering if I could find out some other option.
Thanks,
- Dharmesh.
On 2/21/07, Antoine Levy-Lambert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hello Dharmesh,
>
> properties set in an antcall are not visible when the antcall returns.
>
> antcall (and ant) generate new tables of properties and reference ids.
>
> Regards,
>
> Antoine
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:57:41 +0100
> Von: "Dharmesh Vyas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> An: "Ant Users List" <user@ant.apache.org>
> CC:
> Betreff: visibility of the variable/parameter
>
> > Hello Group,
> >
> > Shown below is the small illustration of something which I am trying to
> > implement. I am not sure, where/what I am missing.
> >
> >
> > <target name="all" depends="X,Y">
> > </target>
> >
> > <target name="X">
> > <antcall target="callY"/>
> > </target>
> >
> > <target name="callY">
> > <condition property="view">
> > <equals arg1="0" arg2="0" />
> > </condition>
> > <echo>value of view is ${view}</echo> ---> Which shows as true
> > </target>
> >
> > <target name="Y">
> > <echo>value of view is ${view}</echo> -----> value of view is not
> set
> > <if>
> > <equals arg1="${view}" arg2="view"/>
> > <then>
> > <echo message="view is set"/>
> > {I want to perform something over here}
> > </then>
> > <else>
> > <echo message="view is not set"/>
> > </else>
> > </if>
> > </target>
> >
> > (1) I am not understanding that when target 'Y' is called, why the value
> > of
> > view is not visible?? (Is it local to only taget callY)
> > (2) How shall I implement it so that, I get the value of view in Y. ( I
> > want
> > to call target Y only from all and not other target)
> >
> > Please forgive me if this is a stupid question but finally after trying
> > here
> > and there i thought of asking.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > - Dharmesh Vyas.
>
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