B.45 PropertyPromptTask

B.45 PropertyPromptTask
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PropertyPromptTask is a simple task to read in user input into a property. If you need something more advanced, see theSection B.31, “InputTask”.

Table B.47: Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Default	Required
`propertyName`	`String`	The name of the Property to set.	n/a	Yes
`promptText`	`String`	The text to use for the prompt.	n/a	Yes
`promptCharacter`	`String`	The character to use after the prompt.	?	No
`defaultValue`	`String`	A default value to use (if user just hits enter).	n/a	No
`useExistingValue`	`String`	Whether existing property should be used if available. (This will result in user only being prompted if the propertyName property is not already set.)	`false`	No

<propertyprompt propertyName="someprop" defaultValue="/var/www"
promptText="Enter your web root" />
<echo>${someprop}</echo>

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