example_ec2din.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<project name="MyTask" basedir="." default="example-using-for">

    <property name="test.aws.access_key" value="your-value-here" />
    <property name="test.aws.secret_key" value="your-value-here" />
    <property name="test.aws.jar" value="your-value-here" />

    <taskdef name="ec2din" classpath="${test.aws.jar}" classname="it.corley.ant.EC2DescribeInstances" />

    <target name="example-using-for">
        <for param="val">
            <ec2din key="${test.aws.access_key}" secret="${test.aws.secret_key}" region="EU" select="dns-name">
                <filter name="tag:Name">
                    <value>instance name</value>
                </filter>
            </ec2din>
            <sequential>
                <echo message="instance public DNS: @{val}"/>
            </sequential>
        </for>
    </target>

    <target name="example-using-for-single">
        <for param="val">
            <ec2din key="${test.aws.access_key}" secret="${test.aws.secret_key}" region="EU" select="ip-address">
                <filter name="tag:Name" value="single value"/>
            </ec2din>
            <sequential>
                <echo message="instance public DNS: @{val}"/>
            </sequential>
        </for>
    </target>

    <target name="example-using-for-multiple">
        <for param="val">
            <ec2din key="${test.aws.access_key}" secret="${test.aws.secret_key}" region="EU" select="instance-id">
                <filter name="tag:Name">
                    <value>multiple</value>
                    <value>values</value>
                </filter>
            </ec2din>
            <sequential>
                <echo message="instance ID: @{val}"/>
            </sequential>
        </for>
    </target>

    <target name="filters-support-wildcards">
        <for param="val">
            <ec2din key="${test.aws.access_key}" secret="${test.aws.secret_key}" region="EU" select="instance-id">
                <filter name="tag:Name">
                    <value>wildcard-to-the-right-*</value>
                </filter>
            </ec2din>
            <sequential>
                <echo message="instance ID: @{val}"/>
            </sequential>
        </for>
    </target>

</project>