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Redefine property in the children target
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/*
Buildfile: build.xml
print-global:
[echo] In print-global
[echo] The value of property.example is: Local File
print-target:
[echo] In print-target
[echo] The value of property.example is: Local File
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*/
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<project name="Apache Ant Properties Project" default="print-target" basedir=".">
<property file="build.properties"/>
<property file="build.properties.default"/>
<property name="property.example" value="Global"/>
<target name="print-global">
<echo message="In print-global"/>
<echo message="The value of property.example is: ${property.example}"/>
</target>
<target name="print-target" depends="print-global">
<property name="property.example" value="Target"/>
<echo message="In print-target"/>
<echo message="The value of property.example is: ${property.example}"/>
</target>
</project>
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File: build.properties
property.example=Local File
property.file.example=build.properties
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File: build.properties.default
property.example=Default File
property.file.example=build.properties.default
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