could your provide an example on how you envision using ${${x}} thanks M- ----- Original Message ----- From: "norken76" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <user@ant.apache.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 6:12 PM Subject: Re: Substituting the value according to the property name
> > Hello guys, > I couldn't find a hint for my question.. so I am asking it here. > so, has anyone used a way to achieve the ${${x}} > which means.. to get a value of a property value. ???? > > > thanks > > > > Srinivas_Chandolu wrote: > > > >> We are replacing the occurrence of a string with another value by > >> reading a predefined property file as given below. > >> > >> <property file="${rootdir}/build.properties"/> > >> > >> <target name="editversion"> > >> <delete file="ems.iap_xml"/> > >> <copy file="emsMaster.iap_xml" tofile="ems.iap_xml"/> > >> <replace file="ems.iap_xml" token="$$PRODUCT_VERSIONMAJOR$$" > >> value="${ems.versionmajor}"/> > >> </target> > >> > >> The above file i.e. ems.iap_xml is getting replaced perfectly with the > >> defined values. > >> > >> For example the token $PRODUCT_VERSIONMAJOR$ has been replaced with > >> '1' after running the above script.(as defined in build.properties > >> file) > >> > >> However, if the user made some changes for the file emsMaster.iap_xml, > >> the requirement is to bring back the old strings(values) for those > >> property names. So the script which has been used for replacing back > >> is as below. > >> > >> <target name="savepackage" depends="setupedit"> > >> <delete file="emsMaster.iap_xml"/> > >> <copy file="ems.iap_xml" tofile="emsMaster.iap_xml"> > >> <replace file="emsMaster.iap_xml" token="${ems.versionmajor}" > >> value="$$PRODUCT_VERSIONMAJOR$$"/> > >> </target> > >> > >> However, with this script iam facing the problem that what ever the > >> property values are '1' in the emsMaster.iap_xml it is getting > >> replaced with values $PRODUCT_VERSIONMAJOR$ > >> > >> For example the emsMaster.iap_xml file contains the following entries > >> : > >> > >> <property name="productVersionMajor"> > >> <int>1</int> > >> </property> > >> <property name="imageOption"> > >> <int>1</int> > >> </property> > >> > >> In the above script, the requirement is to replace the value of 1 for > >> the ProductVersionMajor property to $PRODUCT_VERSIONMAJOR$ > >> but not to the imageOption property. How can we achieve this one? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Srinivas > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Substituting-the-value-according-to-the-property-name- tp2944791p15300062.html > Sent from the Ant - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]