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Contents Listing

Foreword



Preface



1. Ant Jumpstart

Files and Directories

The Ant Buildfile

Running Ant

Ant Command-Line Reference

Buildfile Outline

Learning More



2. Installation and Configuration

The Distribution

Installation

Configuration



3. The Buildfile

Why XML?

Ant Building Blocks

An Example Project and Buildfile

The Buildfile Execution Process

AINASL: Ant Is Not a Scripting Language

Buildfile Authoring Issues



4. Ant DataTypes

DataTypes Defined

XML Attribute Conventions

Argument DataType

Environment DataType

FileList DataType

FileSet DataType

PatternSet DataType

FilterSet DataType

Path DataType

Mapper DataType



5. User-Written Tasks

The Need for Custom Tasks

Ant's Task Model

The Task Life Cycle

An Example Through Analysis: The jar Task

Miscellaneous Task Topics



6. User-Written Listeners

The BuildEvent Class

The BuildListener Interface

An Example: XmlLogger

The Parallel Problem



7. Core Tasks

Task Summary

Common Types and Attributes

Project and Target

Core Task Reference



8. Optional Tasks

Task Summary

Optional Task Reference



A. The Future of Ant



B. Ant Solutions



Index