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Subject: Re: New <exec> and <java> input capability
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From: Stefan Bodewig <bodewig@apache.org>
Date: 10 Feb 2003 11:06:18 +0100
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On Sun, 09 Feb 2003, Conor MacNeill <conor@cortexebusiness.com.au>
wrote:

> 5. You can take input from a file with the "input" attribute
> 
> 6. You can task input from a string with "inputstring". This gives
> access to Ant properties.
> 
> The application of this to <java> task means all these features are
> also available to <java> in addition to <exec>'s existing
> outputProperty attribute.

Does it have any effect on <input>?

Maybe we can use the InputHandler framework here as well?  I.e. if
anybody has an input handler that reads from a JTextArea it could be
used here?

Sorry, I'll really have to look at the code first.

Stefan