{"id":177,"date":"2012-11-02T00:42:39","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T21:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2015-02-08T16:24:07","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T14:24:07","slug":"modelant-util-package","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/documentation\/modelant-architecture\/modelant-util-package\/","title":{"rendered":"utility (util) package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ModelAnt <strong>util<\/strong> package contains tasks and macros, organized\u00a0 in three separate AntLib definition files:<br \/>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/documentation\/modelant-architecture\/modelant-util-package\/util-antlib-xml\/\" >util antlib.xml<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/documentation\/modelant-architecture\/modelant-util-package\/util-antlib-xml\/local-task\/\" >local task<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/documentation\/modelant-architecture\/modelant-util-package\/util-antlib-xml\/if-task\/\" >if-then-else Task<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/documentation\/modelant-architecture\/modelant-util-package\/util-antlib-xml\/for-task\/\" >for task<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/documentation\/modelant-architecture\/modelant-util-package\/util-antlib-xml\/select-task\/\" >select task<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/documentation\/modelant-architecture\/modelant-util-package\/util-antlib-xml\/format-task\/\" >format task<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/documentation\/modelant-architecture\/modelant-util-package\/util-antlib-xml\/exclusive-task\/\" >exclusive task<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/documentation\/modelant-architecture\/modelant-util-package\/assert-xml\/\" >assert.xml<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdatools.net\/blog\/documentation\/modelant-architecture\/modelant-util-package\/datatypes-xml\/\" >datatypes.xml<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n<p>The tasks from <strong>util<\/strong> package could be used independently of the other ModelAnt packages as an extension of Apache Ant <strong>1.7.1 or<\/strong> <strong>earlier<\/strong> versions. 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