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RE: 2nd try: Creating property using regular expression on
string/property value
You can't change the values of properties because they're immutable.
But you could create a second property based on the value of your string by:
1) creating a property file
2) using regular expression to change the value in the property file.
3) source the properties
Some example ..
<target name="foo.default"
description="create newchangestring from string1">
<!-- 1) create a property file. -->
<property name="string1" value="tom dick"/>
<echo message="changestring=${string1}"/>
<propertyfile file="temp.properties">
<entry key="changestring" value="${string1}"/>
</propertyfile>
<!-- 2) change the value in the property file. -->
<replaceregexp file="temp.properties"
match="changestring=(.*)"
replace="newchangestring=\1\ and\ harry"/>
<!-- 3) source the properties -->
<property file="temp.properties"/>
<echo message="newchangestring=${newchangestring}"/>
</target>
output..
foo.default:
[echo] changestring=tom dick
[propertyfile] Updating property file: /temp/temp.properties
[echo] newchangestring=tom dick and harry
HTH
Simon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Obermeit [mailto:tonyob@compuserve.com]
> Sent: 19 February 2003 12:36
> To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
> Subject: 2nd try: Creating property using regular expression on
> string/property value
>
>
> I'm still trying to find an answer for this question. I've
> searched the
> documentation on regexp which appears to apply to mapping or
> selecting
> filenames based on a regular expression. I just want to do a string
> replace on a property value using a regular expression. Any other
> ideas? Just point me to the appropriate ant documentation.
>
> thanks
>
> Tony
>
> >Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 07:02:34 +1000
> >To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
> >From: Tony Obermeit <to...@compuserve.com>
> >Subject: Creating property using regular expression on
> string/property value
> >
> >I have a property value that I want to use for part of a
> file name but the
> >property value sometimes includes spaces that I don't want
> to include in
> >the filename. I am looking to create a new property value
> but apply a
> >regular expression to an existing property value when I
> create it. The
> >examples I've seen seem to do this with replacing tokens within an
> >existing file, I want to do it effectively within a string
> in my build script.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Tony
>
>
>
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RE: 2nd try: Creating property using regular expression on
string/property value
Posted by Tony Obermeit <to...@compuserve.com>.
Thanks, I think this will work for me. I always intended to create a new
property, it would be nice to be able to do this without creating any
external files, conceptually my property is just like another string
variable that I want to copy into a different variable name and do some
translations along the way. Thanks again for your help.
Enjoy your day!
Tony
At 01:12 PM 19/02/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>
>You can't change the values of properties because they're immutable.
>
>But you could create a second property based on the value of your string by:
>1) creating a property file
>2) using regular expression to change the value in the property file.
>3) source the properties
>
>Some example ..
>
> <target name="foo.default"
> description="create newchangestring from string1">
> <!-- 1) create a property file. -->
> <property name="string1" value="tom dick"/>
> <echo message="changestring=${string1}"/>
> <propertyfile file="temp.properties">
> <entry key="changestring" value="${string1}"/>
> </propertyfile>
> <!-- 2) change the value in the property file. -->
> <replaceregexp file="temp.properties"
> match="changestring=(.*)"
> replace="newchangestring=\1\ and\ harry"/>
> <!-- 3) source the properties -->
> <property file="temp.properties"/>
> <echo message="newchangestring=${newchangestring}"/>
> </target>
>
>
>output..
>
>foo.default:
> [echo] changestring=tom dick
>[propertyfile] Updating property file: /temp/temp.properties
> [echo] newchangestring=tom dick and harry
>
>HTH
>
>Simon
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tony Obermeit [mailto:tonyob@compuserve.com]
> > Sent: 19 February 2003 12:36
> > To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
> > Subject: 2nd try: Creating property using regular expression on
> > string/property value
> >
> >
> > I'm still trying to find an answer for this question. I've
> > searched the
> > documentation on regexp which appears to apply to mapping or
> > selecting
> > filenames based on a regular expression. I just want to do a string
> > replace on a property value using a regular expression. Any other
> > ideas? Just point me to the appropriate ant documentation.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > >Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 07:02:34 +1000
> > >To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
> > >From: Tony Obermeit <to...@compuserve.com>
> > >Subject: Creating property using regular expression on
> > string/property value
> > >
> > >I have a property value that I want to use for part of a
> > file name but the
> > >property value sometimes includes spaces that I don't want
> > to include in
> > >the filename. I am looking to create a new property value
> > but apply a
> > >regular expression to an existing property value when I
> > create it. The
> > >examples I've seen seem to do this with replacing tokens within an
> > >existing file, I want to do it effectively within a string
> > in my build script.
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >Tony
> >
> >
> >
> >
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RE: 2nd try: Creating property using regular expression on string/property value
Posted by Rick Sansburn <rs...@clareos.com>.
Not sure if this is what you are looking for but here is another answer
to your problem.
I am using ant to update the build number in one of our files. It
searches for the string INTERNAL_VERSION 12345 and replaces it with the
string INTERNAL_VERSION ${build.version}. You can use any of the
standard regular expression matching strings as I did here. (\d matches
for any number)
<target name="update_internal_version" depends="set_version_number"
description="Update INTERNAL_VERSION string">
<replaceregexp file="${main.dir}/resource.h"
match="INTERNAL_VERSION \d\d\d\d\d"
replace="INTERNAL_VERSION ${build.version}" >
</replaceregexp>
</target>
-- Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: SimonRichardson2@hbosts.com [mailto:SimonRichardson2@hbosts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:13 AM
To: user@ant.apache.org
Subject: RE: 2nd try: Creating property using regular expression on
string/property value
You can't change the values of properties because they're immutable.
But you could create a second property based on the value of your string
by:
1) creating a property file
2) using regular expression to change the value in the property file.
3) source the properties
Some example ..
<target name="foo.default"
description="create newchangestring from string1">
<!-- 1) create a property file. -->
<property name="string1" value="tom dick"/>
<echo message="changestring=${string1}"/>
<propertyfile file="temp.properties">
<entry key="changestring" value="${string1}"/>
</propertyfile>
<!-- 2) change the value in the property file. -->
<replaceregexp file="temp.properties"
match="changestring=(.*)"
replace="newchangestring=\1\ and\ harry"/>
<!-- 3) source the properties -->
<property file="temp.properties"/>
<echo message="newchangestring=${newchangestring}"/>
</target>
output..
foo.default:
[echo] changestring=tom dick
[propertyfile] Updating property file: /temp/temp.properties
[echo] newchangestring=tom dick and harry
HTH
Simon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Obermeit [mailto:tonyob@compuserve.com]
> Sent: 19 February 2003 12:36
> To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
> Subject: 2nd try: Creating property using regular expression on
> string/property value
>
>
> I'm still trying to find an answer for this question. I've
> searched the
> documentation on regexp which appears to apply to mapping or
> selecting
> filenames based on a regular expression. I just want to do a string
> replace on a property value using a regular expression. Any other
> ideas? Just point me to the appropriate ant documentation.
>
> thanks
>
> Tony
>
> >Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 07:02:34 +1000
> >To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
> >From: Tony Obermeit <to...@compuserve.com>
> >Subject: Creating property using regular expression on
> string/property value
> >
> >I have a property value that I want to use for part of a
> file name but the
> >property value sometimes includes spaces that I don't want
> to include in
> >the filename. I am looking to create a new property value
> but apply a
> >regular expression to an existing property value when I
> create it. The
> >examples I've seen seem to do this with replacing tokens within an
> >existing file, I want to do it effectively within a string
> in my build script.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Tony
>
>
>
>
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