value

Description

A simple value, the most common type.

A value can be:

Any simple type, either text or a number or boolean.
A URL or file name.
It can also be a reference to any other type somewhere else. i.e. value can contain a ${someid.anyvalue} reference.
Used as an input to jobs like copy.

Large amounts of text can also be declared inline if required.

Properties

Name	Description	Required
value	Any simple value.	Yes, if not provided as element text.

Example

 <sequential>
   <variables id="vars">
     <value name="fruit" value="apple"/>
   </variables>
   <echo text="${vars.fruit}"/>
 </sequential>

 <sequential>
   <variables id="vars2">
     <value name="more" value="${vars.fruit}"/>
   </variables>
   <echo text="${vars2.more}"/>
 </sequential>

 <sequential>
   <variables id="vars">
     <value name="essay">
 What a lot of text I'm now going to write...
     </value>
   </variables>
   <copy input="${vars.essay}" to="essay.txt"/>
 </sequential>