How do you create properties in CruiseControl.Net

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In ant scripts and MS build files you can set properties at the top how do I do this in the CruiseControl file ccnet.config?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 01 '09 at 19:30

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You can do this with cb:define. For example:

<cb:define myProjectName="Foo"/>

Then to use the defined property:

More information about cb:define can be found here:

http://confluence.public.thoughtworks.org/display/CCNET/Configuration+Preprocessor

answered Oct 01 '09 at 19:30

Dustin

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@Dustin: do cb:define tags need to be at the root of the document or can they occur anywhere? – minty Oct 01 '09 at 19:35
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They can be anywhere. However, I believe that they need to occur before the first use of the property that you are defining. – Dustin Oct 01 '09 at 19:37

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 15 '11 at 21:19

<cb:define /> creates a pre-processor constant, not a property. Pre-processor constants have global scope and may be defined only once. A property would be scoped to the block in which it is created and could be overloaded with the same name in a different block. You can use the <cb:scope> tag to modify the scope of the pre-processor constant and mimic properties, as shown here:

CruiseControl.NET : Configuration Preprocessor

How do you create properties in CruiseControl.Net

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