How do I fix 'Unexpected element “{}target” {antlib:org.apache.tools.ant}target' errors in my Ant build?

Question

When I run my Ant build it fails with the following exception:

Unexpected element \"{}target\" {antlib:org.apache.tools.ant}target

I\'m using E

Answer 1

Surprinsingly, the apache foundation doesn't clearly express the namespace in which ant scripts are to be written. Yet it's an important XML concept...

However, the error message you get shows this namespace URI: antlib:org.apache.tools.ant

Although most of the time you don't need to bound the default namespace, this may help in your case: