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

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Datum: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:57:41 +0100
Von: "Dharmesh Vyas" <dharmesh.mail@gmail.com>
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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