This is the simplest and possibly the most obvious of the "call" type of tasks. It simply calls a target in the current build file and provides exactly the functionality expected by many users of "antcall".

To use this task in your build files, include a task definition like this:

    <taskdef name="call" classname="ise.antelope.tasks.Call"/>
   

There is only one attribute, that is the name of the target to call.

There is none of the weird property manipulation done by "ant", "antcall", "antfetch", or "antcallback", and none of the overhead. When you call a target, any properties set in that target are immediately available in the calling target. A simple example should be all that is necessary:

 <target name="test" description="Test Call">
     <call target="called"/>
     <echo>a = ${a}</echo>
     <echo>b = ${b}</echo>
 </target>

 <target name="called">
     <property name="a" value="A"/>
     <property name="b" value="B"/>
 </target>