replacetokens

Description

replacetokens replaces tokens in the input with user-specified values.

Tokens must be prefixed and suffixed with a character. These are set with the prefix and suffix parameters. The default value for both of these is "@".

Parameters

Table 24. Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
prefix	string	The start of the token to replace. The default value is "@".	false
suffix	string	The end of the token to replace. The default value is "@".	false

Nested Elements

token

The token to find and replace.

Table 25. Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
key	string	The token value fo replace.	true
value	string	The value that will replace the token.	true

Examples

Example 15. Copy a file and replace "%TODAY%" with the current date

<copy file="input.txt" tofile="processed.txt">
  <filterchain>
    <replacetokens prefix="%" suffix="%">
      <token key="TODAY" value="${ date::get-current-date() }" />
    </replacetokens>
  </filterchain>
</copy>

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