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Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 09:02:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: Vimil Saju <vimilsaju@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Vimil Saju <vimilsaju@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Checking if a Target Exists
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Here is an example, I havent tested it though=0A=0A<scriptdef name=3D"hasta=
rget" language=3D"javascript">=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0<attribute name=3D"targ=
etname" />=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0<attribute name=3D"property" />=0A=A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0<![CDATA[=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0var targetname =3D attributes=
.get("property");=0A =A0 if(project.getTargets().containsKey(targetname)) {=
=0Aproject.setProperty(attributes.get("property"), "true");=0A =A0 } =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0]]>=0A</scriptdef>=0A=0Athe scriptd=
ef can be then invoked as folows=0A=0A<hastarget targetname=3D"mytarget" pr=
operty=3D"targetExists"/>=0A=0Athe property 'targetExists' will be set to t=
rue if the target 'mytarget' is present in the project. Otherwise it will n=
ot be set.=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Steve Amerige <=
Steve.Amerige@sas.com>=0ATo: Ant Users List <user@ant.apache.org>; Vimil Sa=
ju <vimilsaju@yahoo.com>=0ASent: Thursday, November 3, 2011 7:27 AM=0ASubje=
ct: Re: Checking if a Target Exists=0A=0A=0AHi Vimil,=0A=0AThanks for the f=
eedback.=A0 Any specifics on just how to do what you=0A    mention (even if=
 untested)?=0A=0AThanks again,=0ASteve Amerige=0ASAS Institute, Deployment =
Software Development=0A=0AOn 11/3/2011 9:55 AM, Vimil Saju wrote: =0AI thin=
k you can use the scriptdef task to do this. You can write a script=A0withi=
n=A0the scriptdef object to access the methods of the project object. The p=
roject object has methods to list the targets defined under the project, wh=
ich you can use to test if a given target exists.=0ABtw antcall does not la=
unch a new jvm, it only reloads the build.xml. ____________________________=
____=0AFrom: Steve Amerige <Steve.Amerige@sas.com> To: Ant Users List <user=
@ant.apache.org> Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2011 4:52 AM=0ASubject: Checki=
ng if a Target Exists Hi all, I want to be able to check if a target exists=
 and hope you can help.=A0 I'm looking for a generic solution that doesn't =
rely any knowledge of the target name to be checked.=A0 It is not possible =
to modify the target code.=A0 And, I'd like to avoid any solutions that cau=
se the entire JVM to be loaded (e.g., as with antcall). My environment is A=
nt 1.7 and allows for the use of Ant-Contrib and Groovy. Any ideas on how t=
o do this?=A0 Even better, any solutions anyone have to share?! Thanks,=0AS=
teve Amerige=0ASAS Institute, Deployment Software Development 
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