And the reason for adding it as a Resource in a separate folder is so that IDE's can recognise that the file is a source file but generated source.
For example IntelliJ IDEA will give auto-completion of property names from .properties files if the property file is listed as a generated source root by using the Resource mechanism On 6 December 2010 09:14, fhomasp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ah I see, thanks > > > Antonio Petrelli wrote: > > > > 2010/12/6 fhomasp <[email protected]>: > >> > >> > >> If the File has already been written to the target folder (whatever that > >> may > >> be ^^ ) why would I need to add it as a Resource Object to the project? > > > > It's not in the target/classes folder, but in a folder of target, > > sibling of classes. > > You have to add it to the resources to be packaged together. > > > > Antonio > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://maven.40175.n5.nabble.com/possible-expressions-on-MOJO-parameters-tp3290963p3293739.html > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
