The Complete Apache Ant Bootcamp

Name: The Complete Apache Ant Bootcamp
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Learn hands on Apache Ant Build tool, familiarize with all concepts and Build your own projects without any hurdle

Created byTutorial Drive, Sushma Gopidi

Last updated 1/2017

English

What you'll learn

Have a good kick start with Apache Ant tool
Familiar with the concepts of Apache Ant
Able to configure Apache Ant without any hurdle
Will be able to build and deploy real time projects

Course content

7 sections • 16 lectures • 1h 4m total length

Introduction to Apache Ant0:38
Learn Apache Ant basics for beginners, including building executable jars by combining Java code, creating jobs or blocks, and using Eclipse and the command line with Ant 1.9.7.
Introduction to Apache Ant Build Tool2:34
Discover how the Java-based Apache Ant build tool automates repetitive software tasks, from compiling code and packaging artifacts to deploying and documenting projects via scripts.
Introduction to other Build Tools1:47
Explore other java build tools beyond ant, learn how to manage dependencies and jar files, specify exact versions, and understand Groovy's role in Android Studio workflows.

Apache Ant: Complete Installation4:43
Learn to install Apache Ant on macOS or Windows by downloading the JDK and Ant binaries, extracting them, setting PATH to the bin folder, and verifying the installation.
Installation of Eclipse - Optional1:31
learn to download and install the eclipse IDE for java enterprise edition, choose the latest edition, and explore basic features through hands-on exercises.

Apache Ant: Sample Build Lecture1:17
Learn how Apache Ant builds with a sample project featuring a name attribute, a base directory, multiple targets with tasks, and how the default target guides the build.
Apache Ant: Build a Code using Terminal or Command Prompt - 17:28
Create a project folder and workspace, write an xml file in the project directory, and run Ant in the terminal to echo a welcome message via the default target.
Apache Ant: Build a Code using Terminal or Command Prompt - 22:27
Learn how Apache Ant uses a root project element with a name attribute and a default target to drive builds, and how targets group tasks with dependencies and properties.

Apache Ant: Introduction to Properties with Examples5:47
Learn how Apache Ant uses the property element to define key‑value properties, reuse them across targets, and distinguish global versus target‑level properties, with examples of referencing ${propertyName}.
Apache Ant: Target2:02
Explore how ant uses targets to define a build sequence, including clean, compile, test, and javadoc. Learn how targets depend on each other and how to customize them for projects.
Apache Ant: Tasks with in Target1:33
Learn how Apache Ant uses targets and tasks to perform build operations like creating directories, copying files, compiling Java code, generating Javadoc, and creating zip or jar files.
Apache Ant: Available Data types4:42
Explore Apache Ant data types such as fileset, filelist, patternset, and filterset; learn to include or exclude files by pattern, copy them to a destination, and perform text replacements.

Apache Ant: Practical Build Example using Eclipse - 121:20
Learn to build a Java project with Apache Ant in Eclipse, compiling sources, generating Javadoc, and creating an executable jar with a manifest using a build.xml workflow with targets.
Apache Ant: Practical Build Example using Eclipse - 23:18
Execute a practical Apache Ant build in Eclipse, automating compilation, source handling, Java doc generation, and packaging into a runnable jar with distribution and docs.

Requirements

Basic Java Concepts

Description

Apache Ant is the major Build tool and it is used in almost every where. In this tutorial we are trying to teach you the basic concepts of Apache Ant, Build Tools and how to configure easily and also explained a practical example which will be helpful in understanding the basic and advanced concepts easily.

Our goal is upon completing this course, you should be familiar with concepts like:

Apache Ant Build Tools
Other Java Build Tools
Apache Ant vs Maven vs Gradle
Build deployment
Built tool with Eclipse, Terminal & Command Line
and so on.

All the material which is used in this course is attached in the lectures so you can learn with ease.

You can complete this course in 2-3 hours and please don't ignore any Topics/Quiz.

We made this course such a way that everyone can understand easily, we added the basic concepts in the beginning lectures , then added advanced topics and added practical examples for every new concept to understand it better.

Who this course is for:

Anybody from the beginners to the developers

The Complete Apache Ant Bootcamp

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Course content

Apache Ant: Introduction & Getting Started3 lectures • 5min

Apache Ant: Fundamentals1 lecture • 3min

Apache Ant: Installation2 lectures • 6min

Apache Ant: Build Program3 lectures • 11min

Apache Ant: More Concepts4 lectures • 14min

Apache Ant: Practical Examples2 lectures • 25min

Bonus Section1 lecture • 1min

Requirements

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