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<h2><a name="tstamp">Tstamp</a></h2>
<h3>Description</h3>
<p>Sets the <code>DSTAMP</code>, <code>TSTAMP</code>, and <code>TODAY</code>
properties in the current project. The <code>DSTAMP</code> property is in the
format "yyyymmdd", <code>TSTAMP</code> is in the
format "hhmm", and <code>TODAY</code> is in the
format "month day year".
<p>These properties can be used in the build-file, for instance, to create
time-stamped filenames, or used to replace placeholder tags inside documents
to indicate, for example, the release date. The best place for this task is
probably in an initialization target.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<td valign="top"><b>Attribute</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Description</b></td>
<td align="center" valign="top"><b>Required</b></td>
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<tr> <td colspan="3"> No parameters</td>
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<h3>Nested Elements</h3>
The Tstamp task supports a <code><format></code> nested element that
allows a property to be set to the current date and time in a given format.
The date/time patterns are as defined in the Java
<a href=http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html>SimpleDateFormat</a> class.
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<td valign="top"><b>Attribute</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Description</b></td>
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<td valign="top">property</td>
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The property to receive the date/time string in the given pattern.
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<td valign="top">pattern</td>
<td valign="top">The date/time pattern to be used. The values are as defined by the Java SimpleDateFormat class.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">Yes</td>
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<h3>Examples</h3>
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<tstamp/>
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sets the standard <code>DSTAMP</code>, <code>TSTAMP</code>,
and <code>TODAY</code> properties according to the default formats.</p>
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<tstamp>
<format property="TODAY_UK" pattern="d-MMMM-yyyy"/>
</tstamp>
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sets the standard properties as well as the property
<code>TODAY_UK</code> with the date/time pattern "d-MMMM-yyyy"
(eg., 21-May-2001).
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