diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
index d09a09399..7f669f382 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
@@ -370,6 +370,17 @@ public class Project {
         return property;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Replace ${} style constructions in the given value with the
+     * string value of the corresponding data types.
+     *
+     * @param value the string to be scanned for property references.
+     */
+    public String replaceProperties(String value)
+        throws BuildException { 
+        return ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(this, value);
+    }
+
     /**
      * query a user property.
      * @param name the name of the property
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
index a94a58eb4..aa075e592 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer {
             return true;
         }
         
-        String test = ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(getProject(), ifCondition);
+        String test = project.replaceProperties(ifCondition);
         return project.getProperty(test) != null;
     }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer {
         if ("".equals(unlessCondition)) {
             return true;
         }
-        String test = ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(getProject(), unlessCondition);
+        String test = project.replaceProperties(unlessCondition);
         return project.getProperty(test) == null;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java
index 21f286dbc..5b92c3740 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo.java
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ public class Echo extends Task {
      * Set a multiline message.
      */
     public void addText(String msg) {
-        message += 
-            ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(project, msg);
+        message += project.replaceProperties(msg);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exit.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exit.java
index 28e3e0261..465acadf8 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exit.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exit.java
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ public class Exit extends Task {
      * Set a multiline message.
      */
     public void addText(String msg) {
-        message += 
-            ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(project, msg);
+        message += project.replaceProperties(msg);
     }
 
     private boolean testIfCondition() {
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
index 7b6b1bb09..651938973 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task {
      * Convenience method to expand properties.
      */
     protected String expand(String content) {
-        return ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(project, content);
+        return project.replaceProperties(content);
     }
 
     private String getJavadocExecutableName()
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
index 6af2cbb92..93be22341 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public class Property extends Task {
             String name = (String) e.nextElement();
             String value = (String) props.getProperty(name);
 
-            String v = ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(project, value);
+            String v = project.replaceProperties(value);
             addProperty(name, v);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
index 129c52ac4..34c2c202e 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task {
         try{
             while ((line=in.readLine()) != null){
                 line = line.trim();
-                line = ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(project, line);
+                line = project.replaceProperties(line);
                 if (line.startsWith("//")) continue;
                 if (line.startsWith("--")) continue;
                 StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line);
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java
index 66dc748db..a707beb08 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/PatternSet.java
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public class PatternSet extends DataType {
             String line = patternReader.readLine();
             while (line != null) {
                 if (line.length() > 0) {
-                    line = ProjectHelper.replaceProperties(p, line);
+                    line = p.replaceProperties(line);
                     addPatternToList(patternlist).setName(line);
                 }
                 line = patternReader.readLine();