Package org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors

Interface FileSelector

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isSelected(File basedir, String filename, 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 Details

isSelected

boolean isSelected(File basedir,
 String filename,
 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