B.25 PhingCallTask

The PhingCallTask calls a target within the same Phing project.

A <phingcall> tag may contain <property> tags that define new properties. These properties are only set if properties of the same name have not been set outside the "phingcall" tag.

Table B.26: Attributes

NameType/ValuesDescriptionDefaultRequired
targetStringThe name of the target in the same project that is to be called.n/aYes

Note

Local scope.

Every <phingcall> tag creates a new local scope. Thus, any properties or other variables set inside that scope will cease to exist (or revert to their previous value) once the <phingcall> tag completes.

B.25.1 Examples

<target name="foo">
    <phingcall target="bar">
        <property name="property1" value="aaaaa" />
        <property name="foo" value="baz" />
    </phingcall>
</target>

In the example above, the properties property1 and foo are defined and only accessible inside the called target.

<target name="bar" depends="init">
    <echo message="prop is ${property1} ${foo}" />
</target>

B.25.2 Supported Nested Tags

  • property

  • param (alias for property)