<strings id="Numbers">
  <string value="1"/>
  <string value="2"/>
  <string value="3"/>
  <string value="4"/>
</strings>
 
<function execute="${stringlist::add('Numbers', '5')}"/>
 
<ifthenelse test="${stringlist::contains('Numbers', '5')}">
  <then>
    <echo message="Added number 5 to StringList, count = ${stringlist::count('Numbers')}."/>
  </then>
  <elseif if="false" >
    <echo message="This won't happen."/>
  </elseif>
  <else>
    <echo message="Did not add number 5 to StringList, count = ${stringlist::count('Numbers')}."/>
  </else>
</ifthenelse>
 
<function execute="${stringlist::remove('Numbers', '2')}"/>
 
<loopthrough property="Number">
  <items>
    <strings refid="Numbers" />
  </items>
  <do>
    <echo message="Number ${Number}!"/>
  </do>
</loopthrough>

Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Gerry Shaw
http://nant.sourceforge.net

Buildfile: file:///C:/Projects/CI Factory/Current/Product/nAnt Scratch/Scratch.build.xml
Target framework: Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Target(s) specified: test 

[loadtasks] Scanning assembly "Common.Functions" for extensions.

test:

     [echo] Added number 5 to StringList, count = 5.
     [echo] Number 3!
     [echo] Number 1!
     [echo] Number 4!
     [echo] Number 5!

BUILD SUCCEEDED

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