export/import Eclipse build path

eclipse, java, path

Solution

Is there a way to either automatically import the Eclipse build path from a text file, or export the Eclipse build path to a text file, so I can use that file from ant?

The Eclipse build path already is a text file (.classpath):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<classpath>
  <classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
  <classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/ojdbc14_g.jar"/>
  <classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
  <classpathentry kind="output" path="classes"/>
</classpath>

Problem

I like Eclipse's build path features, but would like to keep it in sync with my ant `build.xml`. Is there a way to either automatically import the Eclipse build path from a text file, or export the Eclipse build path to a text file, so I can use that file from ant? (if I can get to a text file, I know I can figure out how to get ant to use that file as its javac build path)

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