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<loadproperties>

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

Loads a file's contents as NAnt properties.

Each line in a .properties file stores a single property, with the name and value separated by an equals sign.

Empty lines and lines that start with a '#' character are skipped.

Parameters

Attribute Type Description Required
file file The file to load properties from. True
encoding Encoding The encoding to use when loading the file. The default is the system's current ANSI code page. False
failonerror bool Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true. False
if bool If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. False
unless bool Opposite of if. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. False
verbose bool Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false. False

Nested Elements:

<filterchain>

Chain of filters used to alter the file's content as it is copied.

</filterchain>

Examples

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.Contrib.Tasks (0.92.4524.0)