<typedef>
The <typedef> task enables you define your own data types to be used within a project (usually within your own custom tasks). Typedefs can be used without targets.
Table 4.82 lists the <typedef> attributes.
| Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | |
| name (required unless file or resource has been specified) | The name to give the data type. |
| classname (required unless file or resource has been specified) | The name of the class that implements this data type. |
| Optional | |
| classpath | The class path to use when loading the class specified by classname. |
| File | Specifies the name of a properties file that contains name/classname pairs to load. |
| loaderref | Specifies a name of a loader to be used to load the class. This ... |
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