Most used tags and attributes in ant script

<?xml version = "1.0"?> :Define which version we are using currently , it is base tag of every xml file.

Root tag is <project> </project>

echo : To print the statemtns.

Name Name of the project.

default: It defines the target of the script. if the script contains more than one target it defines the which target should be the first.

basedir: defines root folder for the project.

Depends: defines the depend on another target.

copy: copy the files from one location to another.

path: To represent the path of class files libraries.

Javadoc: To creating the java documentation for the project.

jar: To create the jar files using the libraries and class files.

war: To create the war files using the web files, libraries, XML and class files.

mkdir: To create the directory.

delete: to delete the files.

rmdir: To remove the directory.

fileset: collections of files using the filters include or exclude.
javac: For compiling the java classes