ANT: Define a variable and execute another task

Question

I tried the following in ant:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<project name="test" default="real" basedir=".">
  <target name="task">
    <mkdir dir="${value}" />
  </target>
  <target name="real" depends="task">
    <property name="value" value="real" />
  </target>
  <target name="fake" depends="task">
    <property name="value" value="fake" />
  </target>
</project>

But it didn't work as I expected: the property is defined after the task is executed.

How can I define a variable in a task, and then call another task?

Ash · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-24 09:10:28Z

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Because both the real and fake tasks depend on task, it means that task is executed first. That's how ant resolves task dependencies.

You could look at the antcall task to call another target after setting a variable.

answered Feb 24, 2011 at 9:10

Ash

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