----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo De Greef" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 4:52 PM
Subject: [Nant-users] String::replace problem


> Hi all,
> 
> I try to do a string::replace on one of my properties as following:
> 
> <target name="test">
> <property name="testReplace" value="aabbcc" />
> <property name="testValue" value="zz" />
> <echo
> message="${string::replace('${testReplace}','bb','${testValue}')}" />
> <echo message="${testReplace}" />
> </target>
> 
> I would expect to get 'aazzcc' but instead this is the result:
> 
>     [echo] ${testReplace}
>     [echo] aabbcc
> 
> It looks like Nant doesn't parse the parameters correctly: it treats
> '${testReplace}' as '${testReplace}' instead of 'aabbcc'.
> When I try to omit the quotes, I get an error that the build file is not
> correct so that's not working either.

try this :

<echo message="${string::replace(testReplace,'bb',testValue)}" />

properties should not be enclossd in ${}.

Hope this helps,

Gert



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