The PhingCallTask calls a target within the same Phing project.
A <phingcall> tag may contain <property>
tags that define new properties. These properties are only set if properties of the same
name have not been set outside the "phingcall" tag.
When a target is invoked by phingcall, all of its dependent
targets will also be called within the context of any new
parameters. For example. if the target "doSomethingElse"
depended on the target "init", then using
phingcall to execute "doSomethingElse" will
also execute "init". Note: the top level tasks of a project
will always be executed!
Table B.42: Attributes
| Name | Type/Values | Description | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
target | String | The name of the target in the same project that is to be called. | n/a | Yes |
inheritAll | Boolean | If true, all | true | No |
inheritRefs | Boolean | false | No |
Local scope.
Every <phingcall> tag creates a new local scope. Thus, any
properties or other variables set inside that scope will cease to exist (or revert
to their previous value) once the <phingcall> tag
completes.
<target name="foo">
<phingcall target="bar">
<property name="property1" value="aaaaa" />
<property name="foo" value="baz" />
</phingcall>
</target>
In the example above, the properties property1 and
foo are defined and only accessible inside the called
target.
<target name="bar" depends="init">
<echo message="prop is ${property1} ${foo}" />
</target>