Execute a script in a BSF supported language.
All items (tasks, targets, etc) of the running project are
accessible from the script, using either their name
or
id
attributes.
Scripts can do almost anything a task written in Java could do.
Attribute | Description | Required |
language | The programming language the script is written in. Must be a supported BSF language | No |
src | The location of the script as a file, if not inline | No |
<project name="squares" default="main" basedir="."> <target name="setup"> <script language="javascript"> <![CDATA[ for (i=1; i<=10; i++) { echo = squares.createTask("echo"); main.addTask(echo); echo.setMessage(i*i); } ]]> </script> </target> <target name="main" depends="setup"/> </project>
generates
setup: main: 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Another example, using references by id and two different scripting languages:
<project name="testscript" default="main"> <target name="sub"> <echo id="theEcho"/> </target> <target name="sub1"> <script language="netrexx"><![CDATA[ theEcho.setMessage("In sub1") sub.execute ]]></script> </target> <target name="sub2"> <script language="javascript"><![CDATA[ theEcho.setMessage("In sub2"); sub.execute(); ]]></script> </target> <target name="main" depends="sub1,sub2"/> </project>
generates
sub1: In sub1 sub2: In sub2 main: BUILD SUCCESSFUL
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