It's been that way for years. I first used Ant in 2002, when Ant 1.5 just came out, and the very same AntContrib tasks such as <if> and <switch> were there. Six years later, Ant is at version 1.7, and there is still no <if> or <switch> task in Ant.
On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Daffin, Miles (IT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When do you think the contrib stuff will be included in ant proper? It > would seem to make sense - its so well known and widely used. > > Miles > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scot P. Floess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday 14 February 2008 19:52 > > To: Ant Users List > > Subject: Re: conditional statements > > > > If you want true if/then/else, I'd recommend looking at ant-contrib > > (http://ant-contrib.sourceforge.net/) - there are some tasks > > there... > > One of which is if/then/else as well as switch/case > > > > If you want to use stock Ant, you can get creative with targets. > > However, based on your posting I surmise you really want if-then-else > > > > jonese wrote: > > > How would i do something like > > > > > > if x = true{ > > > stuff > > > }else{ > > > other stuff > > > } > > > > > > in ant? basically i want to see if a property is true and > > if it is do > > > x instructions, if it's false do y. > > > > > > jonese > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > > additional > > > commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Scot P. Floess > > 27 Lake Royale > > Louisburg, NC 27549 > > > > 252-478-8087 (Home) > > 919-754-4592 (Work) > > > > Chief Architect JPlate http://sourceforge.net/projects/jplate > > Chief Architect JavaPIM http://sourceforge.net/projects/javapim > > > > Architect Keros http://sourceforge.net/projects/keros > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does > not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is > prohibited when received in error. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- -- David Weintraub [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
