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=== List Attributes ===

All properties have some optional attributes. Which attributes can be
used depends on the type of the property. Attributes can either be
single value attributes or they can have multiple values. In the
latter case, we call them list attributes.

All list attributes are marked as such in the syntax reference. When
using an attribute inside a property context, it is important to
understand whether it is a list attribute or not. In many cases, the
attribute name already indicates that the attribute may have a list
of values. E. g. [[flags.task|flags]] or [[limits.task|limits]].

The multiple values of the list attributes can either be specified as
a comma separated list or by using multiple attribute statements in
the same context. In this example, the task has the flags ''''f1'''',
''''f2'''' and ''''f3'''' assigned. The second ''''flags''''
attribute does not override the first value. It will append the new
ones to the old list.

<[example file="ListAttributes" tag="define"]>

Special care needs to be taken when list attributes are inherited by
the enclosing property or by the parent scenario.

<[example file="ListAttributes" tag="inherit"]>

In this example, task ''''T3'''' has the flags ''''f1'''' and
''''f2'''' assigned.

The same works for scenarios as well. Even though the syntax may not
look like inheritance is at play, the scenario ''''s2'''' inherits all
values from ''''s1''''.

<[example file="ListAttributes" tag="scenario"]>

In scenario ''''s2'''' the task ''''T4'''' has the flags ''''f1''''
and ''''f2'''' assigned.

Sometimes this inheritance is not desired. In these cases, you can
explicitly purge the attribute list before assigning new values.
Here, task ''''T6'''' only has the flag ''''f2'''' assigned.

<[example file="ListAttributes" tag="purge"]>

Version data entries

4 entries across 4 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
taskjuggler-3.8.1	manual/List_Attributes
taskjuggler-3.8.0	manual/List_Attributes
taskjuggler-3.7.2	manual/List_Attributes
taskjuggler-3.7.1	manual/List_Attributes