<propertyfile>
This task is very useful for those developers that have to maintain property files that can be used in applications outside of the build process. Although basically a wrapper to the standard java.util.Properties class, there are some additional features that make this task very useful and powerful. Table 5.8 shows the attributes for the top-level tag for <propertyfile>.
| Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
| file | The location of the file to be edited/created. (Required) |
| header | A header for the file. |
Within this task, any number of nested <entry> elements might exist. Each <entry> element represents a key/pair value in the property file. Table 5.9 shows the attributes available for this element. ...
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