Are all nexted elements implemented as DataType extensions?

["McCollum , Angus" <AM...@grow.net>]

I created a custom Ant task with a nested element. I had writen the nested
element as a Task but failed to get the addXXXX method called on the
enclosing task.

I took a look at the Ant source and noticed that all the examples I found
used nested element that were DataTypes and not Tasks. Is this always the
case? Should I have structed my nested element as a DataType and not a Task?

Thank you in advance.

G. Angus McCollum

Re: Are all nexted elements implemented as DataType extensions?

[Erik Hatcher <ja...@ehatchersolutions.com>]

Have a look at the Sequential and Parallel built-in Ant tasks (in Ant 1.4).
They implement TaskContainer.  That should point you in the right direction
for implementing a task that contains other tasks.

    Erik


----- Original Message -----
From: "McCollum , Angus" <AM...@grow.net>
To: <an...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 1:43 PM
Subject: Are all nexted elements implemented as DataType extensions?


> I created a custom Ant task with a nested element. I had writen the nested
> element as a Task but failed to get the addXXXX method called on the
> enclosing task.
>
> I took a look at the Ant source and noticed that all the examples I found
> used nested element that were DataTypes and not Tasks. Is this always the
> case? Should I have structed my nested element as a DataType and not a
Task?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> G. Angus McCollum
>