Build.XML - xmlpeek

Description

Extracts text from an XML file and uses it to set a property. The text to extract is specified using a simple path value. An optional attribute name can be set, and the peek command will get the text from the attribute instead.

Parameters

Table 12. Parameters

Attribute Type Description Required
file string The name of the XML file to peek from. true
path string The path of the node to extract from. Must be the full path and end in a forward slash. true
property string The name of the property to set. true
global bool If true, the property will be global, otherwise it will be local to the task. Default is false. false
attribute string An optional attribute name where the data will be read from. false
if bool If true, the task will be executed, otherwise it will be skipped. The default is true. False
unless bool The opposite of if. If false, the task will be executed, otherwise it will be skipped. The default is false. False