Converts a path form for a particular platform, optionally storing the resultinto a given property. It can also be used when you need to convert FileList, FileSet, DirSet into a list, separated by a given character, such as a comma or space, or, conversely, e.g. to convert a list of files in a FileList into a path.
Nested map elements can be specified to map Windows
drive letters to Unix paths, and vice-versa.
A single nested mapper element can be specified to perform any of various filename
transformations.
Table B.38: Attributes
| Name | Type | Description | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
targetos | String | The target architecture. This is a shorthand mechanism for specifying both pathsep and dirsep according to the specified target architecture. | N/A | No |
dirsep | String | The character(s) to use as the directory separator in the generated paths. | PhingFile::$separator | No |
pathsep | String | The character(s) to use as the path-element separator in the generated paths. | PhingFile::$pathSeparator | No |
property | String | The name of the property in which to place the converted path. | result will be logged if unset | No |
refid | String | What to convert, given as a reference to a path, fileset or dirset defined elsewhere | if omitted, a nested path element must be supplied. | No |
setonempty | Boolean | Should the property be set, even if the result is the empty string? | true | No |
preserveduplicates | Boolean | Whether to preserve duplicate resources. | false | No |