org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors
Interface FileSelector

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExtendFileSelector

All Known Implementing Classes:

AndSelector, BaseExtendSelector, BaseSelector, BaseSelectorContainer, ContainsRegexpSelector, ContainsSelector, DateSelector, DependSelector, DepthSelector, DifferentSelector, ExtendSelector, FilenameSelector, MajoritySelector, MappingSelector, ModifiedSelector, NoneSelector, NotSelector, OrSelector, PresentSelector, ReadableSelector, ScriptSelector, SelectSelector, SignedSelector, SizeSelector, TypeSelector, WritableSelector

public interface FileSelector

This is the interface to be used by all selectors.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

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.

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