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Using the code snippet

Now that you have created a code snippet, you can use it in any Ant build file. To use a code snippet, do these steps:

Open the build.xml file.

Add an empty line under the <project> tag, place the cursor there, double-click the Comment Tag in the Snippets view, and the Insert Template dialog is displayed .

Figure 25-6 Insert Template dialog

In the variables table, type This is a comment in the comment variable.

Click Insert.

The comment line is inserted. Save the file.

<project name="HelloAnt" default="dist" basedir=".">

<!-- This is a comment -->

<!-- set global properties for this build -->

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