Re: [nant-dev] NAnt task "passbyref" extension

[Scott H. <sk...@eo...>]

MessageJust to be clear, your are doing this because you want the build =
script you are called to modify the properties (specified by passbyref) =
and have the calling build script use those changes?

What is the practical application for this?

Is this example correct?

--file1.build--
<project>
    <property name=3D"prop" value=3D"1"/>
    <nant buildfile=3D"file2.build" target=3D"alterProp" =
passbyref=3D"prop" inheritall=3D"true"/>
    <echo message=3D"Prop: ${prop}/>
</>

--file2.build--
<project>
    <target name=3D"alterProp">
        <property name=3D"prop" value=3D"2"/>
    </>
</>

Running this you would get the output of "Prop: 2"?

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Randy Regnier=20
  To: nan...@li...=20
  Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 11:14 AM
  Subject: [nant-dev] NAnt task "passbyref" extension


  Our development group has implemented a "passbyref" extension to the =
NAnt task, which essentially allows the task to modify selected property =
values, and have those modified property values available to the calling =
client. This is comparable to passing parameters by reference in C# =
code. A snippet from a build file looks like:

  <nant target=3D"debug" inheritall=3D"true" passbyref=3D"foo bar"/>

  <!-- Use modified foo and bar properties. -->

  If this capability is suitable for inclusion in the standard Nant =
task, we can send in a patch for more detailed review.

  Randy