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| <h1>Ant Runtime Preferences</h1> |
| <p> |
| The following preferences can be changed on the <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.ant.ui.AntRuntimePreferencePage)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png" alt="command link"> |
| <strong>Ant > Runtime</strong></a> preference page. |
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| <h2>Classpath options</h2> |
| <p> |
| On the Classpath tab you can add additional classes defining tasks and types to the Ant classpath. New tasks and types |
| can be added to either the Ant Home or the Global Entries section(s). The Contributed Entries section cannot be modified. |
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| <table border="1" cellspacing="0" width="80%"> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th width="25%">Option</th> |
| <th>Description</th> |
| <th width="8%">Default</th> |
| </tr> |
| </thead> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Add Jars...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to add a <code>jar</code> file from the current workspace to the Ant classpath for the Ant Home and / or Global sections.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Add External Jars...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to add a <code>jar</code> file from the local filesystem to the Ant classpath for the Ant Home and / or Global sections.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Add Folder...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to add a folder from the local filesystem to the Ant classpath for the Ant Home and / or Global sections.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Add Variable...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to add a new classpath variable to the Ant Home and / or Global sections.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Ant Home</td> |
| <td>Allows you to add a new folder to the Ant Home location.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td>Remove</td> |
| <td>Allows you to remove the selected entry element(s) from the Ant classpath for the Ant Home and / or Global sections.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Up</td> |
| <td>Allows you to move the selected entry element up one space in its listing.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Down</td> |
| <td>Allows you to move the selected entry element down one space in its listing.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table> |
| <p> |
| Here is what the Classpath tab of the Ant Runtime preferences page looks like: |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="../images/ant_runtime_classpath.png" alt="Ant classpath preference tab" border="0"> |
| </p> |
| <h2>Tasks options</h2> |
| <p> |
| On the Tasks tab you can add tasks defined in one of the classes on the Ant classpath. |
| </p> |
| <table border="1" cellspacing="0" width="80%"> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th width="25%">Option</th> |
| <th>Description</th> |
| <th width="8%">Default</th> |
| </tr> |
| </thead> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Add Task...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to add a new Ant task definition to the runtime.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Edit Task...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to edit an existing Ant task. <br><br> |
| Note: you can only edit tasks that are not contributed (i.e. yellow decorated tasks are contributed |
| and cannot be edited).</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Remove</td> |
| <td>Allows you to remove an existing Ant task from the runtime. <br><br> |
| Note: you can only remove tasks that are not contributed (i.e. yellow decorated tasks are contributed |
| and cannot be removed).</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table> |
| <p> |
| Here is what the Tasks tab of the Ant Runtime preferences page looks like: |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="../images/ant_runtime_tasks.png" alt="Ant tasks preference page" border="0"> |
| </p> |
| <h2>Types options</h2> |
| <p> |
| On the Types tab you can add types defined in one of the classes on the classpath. |
| </p> |
| <table border="1" cellspacing="0" width="80%"> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th width="25%">Option</th> |
| <th>Description</th> |
| <th width="8%">Default</th> |
| </tr> |
| </thead> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Add Type...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to add a new type defined in one of the classes on the Ant classpath.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Edit Type...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to edit an existing type.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Remove</td> |
| <td>Allows you to remove an existing type.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table> |
| <p> |
| Here is what the Types tab of the Ant Runtime preferences page looks like: |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="../images/ant_runtime_types.png" alt="Ant types preference page" border="0" > |
| </p> |
| <h2>Properties options</h2> |
| <p> |
| On the Properties tab you can add properties and property files that will be passed into Ant. |
| </p> |
| <table border="1" cellspacing="0" width="80%"> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th width="25%">Option</th> |
| <th>Description</th> |
| <th width="8%">Default</th> |
| </tr> |
| </thead> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Add Property...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to add a new Ant property to the runtime.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Edit Property...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to edit an existing Ant property. <br><br> |
| Note: you can only edit properties that are not contributed (i.e. yellow decorated properties are contributed |
| and cannot be edited).</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Remove</td> |
| <td>Allows you to remove an existing Ant property from the runtime. <br><br> |
| Note: you can only remove properties that are not contributed (i.e. yellow decorated properties are contributed |
| and cannot be removed).</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Add Files...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to add a <code>*.properties</code> file from the workspace to be used in the runtime.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Add External...</td> |
| <td>Allows you to add a <code>*.properties</code> file from the local filesystem to be used in the runtime.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Remove</td> |
| <td>Allows you to remove an existing <code>*.properties</code> file from the runtime.</td> |
| <td align="center"> </td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table> |
| <p> |
| Here is what the Properties tab of the Ant Runtime preferences page looks like: |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <img src="../images/ant_runtime_properties.png" alt="Ant properties preference page" border="0"> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts" ><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/concepts-antsupport.htm">Ant support</a> |
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| <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelr.png" alt="Related reference" ><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-antprefs.htm">General Ant preferences</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-anteditorprefs.htm">Ant editor preferences</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-antformatter.htm">Ant formatter preferences</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-anttemplates.htm">Ant templates preferences</a> |
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