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From: Jan.Materne@rzf.fin-nrw.de
To: user@ant.apache.org
Subject: AW: PropertySet use in macro
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:15:00 +0200 
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Have you tried?
The main difference between <antcall> and <macrodef> is that
the <ant*> family opens a new scope for properties while=20
<macrodef> is inside the same scope as the caller. Therefore
your macro can access the properties without transfering them.

Jan

> -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Dick, Brian E. [mailto:Brian.Dick@FMR.com]
> Gesendet am: Mittwoch, 1. September 2004 18:04
> An: Ant Users List
> Betreff: PropertySet use in macro
>=20
> Is there a way to use a PropertySet as a parameter to a macro in the
> same way you can use a PropertySet as a parameter to a antcall?
>=20
> With antcall I can do the following
>=20
>    <property name=3D"foo.p1" value=3D"Hello"/>
>    <property name=3D"foo.p2" value=3D"World"/>
>=20
>    <propertyset id=3D"foo.propset">
>       <propertyref prefix=3D"foo"/>
>    </propertyset>
>=20
>    <target name=3D"test_propset">
>       <antcall target=3D"test_propset2">
>          <propertyset refid=3D"foo.propset"/>
>       </antcall>
>    </target>
>=20
>    <target name=3D"test_propset2">
>       <echo message=3D"foo.p1 is ${foo.p1}"/>
>       <echo message=3D"foo.p2 is ${foo.p2}"/>
>    </target>
>=20
> And the result is
>=20
>    test_propset:
>=20
>    test_propset2:
>         [echo] foo.p1 is Hello
>         [echo] foo.p2 is World
>=20
> With a macro I would like to do something like the following
>=20
>    <property name=3D"foo.p1" value=3D"Hello"/>
>    <property name=3D"foo.p2" value=3D"World"/>
>=20
>    <propertyset id=3D"foo.propset">
>       <propertyref prefix=3D"foo"/>
>    </propertyset>
>=20
>    <target name=3D"test_propset">
>       <test_propset2 refid=3D"foo.propset"/>
>    </target>
>=20
>    <macrodef name=3D"test_propset2">
>       <attribute name=3D"foo.p1"/>
>       <attribute name=3D"foo.p2"/>
>=20
>       <sequential>
>          <echo message=3D"foo.p1 is @{foo.p1}"/>
>          <echo message=3D"foo.p2 is @{foo.p2}"/>
>       </sequential>
>    </macrodef>
>=20
> And the result would be
>=20
>    test_propset:
>         [echo] foo.p1 is Hello
>         [echo] foo.p2 is World
>=20
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