diff --git a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPath.java b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPath.java
index 57ba0618f..4bce12593 100644
--- a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPath.java
+++ b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPath.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.jxpath.*;
 // Experimental: need to add code to select the 'root', etc.
 
 /**
- *  Enable JXPath dynamic properties
+ *  Enable JXPath dynamic properties.
  *
  * @author Costin Manolache
  * @author Nicola Ken Barozzi
@@ -74,35 +74,24 @@ import org.apache.commons.jxpath.*;
 public class JXPath extends Task {
 
     public static String PREFIX="jxpath:";
-    JXPathContext jxpathCtx;
+    JXPathPropertyHelper helper=new JXPathPropertyHelper();
 
     public JXPath() {
     }
 
     public JXPathContext getJXPathContext() {
-        return jxpathCtx;
-    }
-
-    // testing
-    String foo;
-    public void setFoo( String s ) {
-        System.out.println("Set foo " + s );
-        foo=s;
-    }
-
-    public String getFoo() {
-        return foo;
+        return helper.jxpathCtx;
     }
 
     public void execute() {
         JXPathIntrospector.registerDynamicClass(Hashtable.class, JXPathHashtableHandler.class);
-        jxpathCtx=JXPathContext.newContext( project );
-        jxpathCtx.setVariables(new AntVariables());
+        helper.jxpathCtx=JXPathContext.newContext( project );
+        helper.jxpathCtx.setVariables(new AntVariables());
 
         PropertyHelper phelper=PropertyHelper.getPropertyHelper( project );
-        JXPathPropertyHelper hook=new JXPathPropertyHelper(jxpathCtx);
-        hook.setNext( phelper.getNext() );
-        phelper.setNext( hook );
+        helper.setProject( project );
+        helper.setNext( phelper.getNext() );
+        phelper.setNext( helper );
 
         project.addReference( "jxpathTask", this );
 
@@ -112,15 +101,13 @@ public class JXPath extends Task {
     static class JXPathPropertyHelper extends PropertyHelper {
         JXPathContext jxpathCtx;
 
-        public JXPathPropertyHelper( JXPathContext jxCtx ) {
-            this.jxpathCtx=jxCtx;
-        }
-
-        public boolean setProperty( String ns, String name, Object v, boolean inh,
-                                    boolean user, boolean isNew)
+        public boolean setPropertyHook( String ns, String name, Object v, boolean inh,
+                                        boolean user, boolean isNew)
         {
-            if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) )
-                return false;
+            if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) ) {
+                // pass to next
+                return super.setPropertyHook(ns, name, v, inh, user, isNew);
+            }
             name=name.substring( PREFIX.length() );
 
             jxpathCtx.setValue( name, v );
@@ -128,10 +115,12 @@ public class JXPath extends Task {
         }
 
         public Object getPropertyHook( String ns, String name , boolean user) {
-            if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) )
-                return null;
-            name=name.substring( PREFIX.length() );
+            if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) ) {
+                // pass to next
+                return super.getPropertyHook(ns, name, user);
+            }
 
+            name=name.substring( PREFIX.length() );
 
             //Object o=jxpathCtx.getValue( name );
             //System.out.println("JXPath: getProperty " + ns + " " + name + "=" + o + o.getClass());
@@ -148,14 +137,11 @@ public class JXPath extends Task {
 
             while (iter.hasNext()) {
                 Object o = iter.next();
-                //System.out.println("JXPath: getProperty " + ns + " " + name + "=" + o + o.getClass());
                 result += ", "+o;
             }
 
             return result;
         }
-
-
     }
 
 
diff --git a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPathSet.java b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPathSet.java
index c50f56713..3c80b813b 100644
--- a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPathSet.java
+++ b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPathSet.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.jxpath.*;
  *  Set a JXPath property
  *  
  *
+ * @deprecated A generic <property> should be used.
  * @author Costin Manolache
  */
 public class JXPathSet extends Task {
diff --git a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JexlProperties.java b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JexlProperties.java
index e42198ad5..29a1e0edc 100644
--- a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JexlProperties.java
+++ b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JexlProperties.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional;
 
 import org.apache.tools.ant.*;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.*;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.*;
@@ -67,43 +68,47 @@ import org.apache.commons.jexl.*;
  *
  * @author Costin Manolache
  */
-public class JexlProperties extends Task implements PropertyInterceptor {
-    JexlContext jc;
+public class JexlProperties extends Task {
     public static String PREFIX="jexl:";
-    
+    JexlPropertyHelper helper=new JexlPropertyHelper();
+
     public JexlProperties() {
     }
-    
-    public boolean setProperty( Object ctx, String ns, String name, Object value ) {
-        return false;
-    }
 
-    public Object getProperty( Object p, String ns, String name ) {
-        if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) )
-            return null;
-        try {
-            name=name.substring( PREFIX.length() );
-            Expression e = ExpressionFactory.createExpression(name);
-            Object o = e.evaluate(jc);
+    static class JexlPropertyHelper extends PropertyHelper {
+        JexlContext jc;
+
+        public Object getPropertyHook( String ns, String name, boolean user ) {
+            if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) ) {
+                return super.getPropertyHook(ns, name, user);
+            }
+            try {
+                name=name.substring( PREFIX.length() );
+                Expression e = ExpressionFactory.createExpression(name);
+                Object o = e.evaluate(jc);
 
-            return o;
-        } catch( Exception ex ) {
-            ex.printStackTrace();
-            return null;
+                return o;
+            } catch( Exception ex ) {
+                ex.printStackTrace();
+                return null;
+            }
         }
     }
     
-    
     public void execute() {
-        PropertyHelper2 phelper=PropertyHelper2.getPropertyHelper( project );
-        phelper.addPropertyInterceptor( this );
-
         /*
          *  First make a jexlContext and put stuff in it
          */
-        jc = JexlHelper.createContext();
+        helper.jc = JexlHelper.createContext();
+        helper.jc.getVars().put("ant", project);
+
+        // register it
+        PropertyHelper phelper=PropertyHelper.getPropertyHelper( project );
+        helper.setNext( phelper.getNext() );
+        helper.setProject( project );
+        phelper.setNext( helper );
+
 
-        jc.getVars().put("ant", project);
 
     }    
 }
diff --git a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/VelocityProperties.java b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/VelocityProperties.java
index 213a9a406..38b78574a 100644
--- a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/VelocityProperties.java
+++ b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/VelocityProperties.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional;
 
 import org.apache.tools.ant.*;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.*;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.*;
@@ -69,49 +70,56 @@ import org.apache.velocity.Template;
  *
  * @author Costin Manolache
  */
-public class VelocityProperties extends Task implements PropertyInterceptor {
-    VelocityEngine engine;
-    VelocityContext context;
+public class VelocityProperties extends Task {
     public static final String PREFIX="vm:";
-    
+    VelocityPropertyHelper helper=new VelocityPropertyHelper();
+
     public VelocityProperties() {
     }
 
-    public boolean setProperty( Object c, String ns, String name, Object v ) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    
-    public Object getProperty( Object p, String ns, String name ) {
-        if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) )
-            return null;
-        try {
-            name=name.substring( PREFIX.length() );
-            StringWriter sw=new StringWriter();
-            
-            engine.evaluate( context, sw, "antVM", name );
-            
-            System.out.println("VM: getProperty " + ns + " " + name + "=" + sw.toString());
-            return sw.toString();
-        } catch( Exception ex ) {
-            ex.printStackTrace();
-            return null;
+    static class VelocityPropertyHelper extends PropertyHelper {
+        VelocityEngine engine;
+        VelocityContext context;
+
+        public Object getPropertyHook( String ns, String name, boolean user ) {
+            if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) ) {
+                // pass on to next
+                return super.getPropertyHook(ns, name, user);
+            }
+            try {
+                name=name.substring( PREFIX.length() );
+                StringWriter sw=new StringWriter();
+
+                engine.evaluate( context, sw, "antVM", name );
+
+                System.out.println("VM: getProperty " + ns + " " + name + "=" + sw.toString());
+                return sw.toString();
+            } catch( Exception ex ) {
+                ex.printStackTrace();
+                return null;
+            }
         }
     }
 
     public VelocityEngine getVelocityEngine() {
-        return engine;
+        return helper.engine;
     }
     
     public void execute() {
         try {
-            PropertyHelper2 phelper=PropertyHelper2.getPropertyHelper( project );
-            phelper.addPropertyInterceptor( this );
-
-            engine=new VelocityEngine();
-            engine.init();
+            // Prepare the engine
+            helper.engine=new VelocityEngine();
+            helper.engine.init();
             
-            context=new VelocityContext();
-            context.put( "ant", project );
+            helper.context=new VelocityContext();
+            helper.context.put( "ant", project );
+
+            // Register it
+            PropertyHelper phelper=PropertyHelper.getPropertyHelper( project );
+            helper.setNext( phelper.getNext() );
+            helper.setProject( project );
+            phelper.setNext( helper );
+
         } catch( Exception ex ) {
             ex.printStackTrace();
         }