FileSelector (Apache Ant API)

All Superinterfaces:

ResourceSelector

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExtendFileSelector

All Known Implementing Classes:

AndSelector, BaseExtendSelector, BaseSelector, BaseSelectorContainer, ContainsRegexpSelector, ContainsSelector, DateSelector, DependSelector, DepthSelector, DifferentSelector, ExecutableSelector, ExtendSelector, FilenameSelector, MajoritySelector, MappingSelector, ModifiedSelector, NoneSelector, NotSelector, OrSelector, OwnedBySelector, PosixGroupSelector, PosixPermissionsSelector, PresentSelector, ReadableSelector, ScriptSelector, SelectSelector, SignedSelector, SizeSelector, SymlinkSelector, TypeSelector, WritableSelector
```
public interface FileSelector
extends ResourceSelector
```
This is the interface to be used by all selectors.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isSelected(java.io.File basedir, java.lang.String filename, java.io.File file)`	Method that each selector will implement to create their selection behaviour.
`default boolean`	`isSelected(Resource r)`	Implement a basic `Resource` selection that delegates to this `FileSelector`.

- Method Detail
  - isSelected
```
boolean isSelected(java.io.File basedir,
                   java.lang.String filename,
                   java.io.File file)
            throws BuildException
```
    Method that each selector will implement to create their selection behaviour. If there is a problem with the setup of a selector, it can throw a BuildException to indicate the problem.
    
    Parameters:
    
    basedir - A java.io.File object for the base directory
    
    filename - The name of the file to check
    
    file - A File object for this filename
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the file should be selected or not
    
    Throws:
    
    BuildException - if the selector was not configured correctly
  - isSelected
```
default boolean isSelected(Resource r)
```
    Implement a basic Resource selection that delegates to this FileSelector.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isSelected in interface ResourceSelector
    
    Parameters:
    
    r - resource
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the resource is selected