PosixPermissionsSelector (Apache Ant API)
Description: declaration: package: org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors, class: PosixPermissionsSelector

# Class PosixPermissionsSelector

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.PosixPermissionsSelector

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `ResourceSelector, FileSelector`

public class PosixPermissionsSelector extends Object implements FileSelector
A selector that selects files based on their POSIX permissions.

Permissions are defined in terms of `Files.getPosixFilePermissions(Path, LinkOption...)`, this means the selector will accept any file that exists and has given POSIX permissions.

Since:
  Ant 1.10.4

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `PosixPermissionsSelector()`

- ## 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.
  `void`
  `setFollowSymlinks(boolean followSymlinks)`
  Sets the "follow symbolic links" flag.
  `void`
  `setPermissions(String permissions)`
  Sets the permissions to look for.

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods inherited from interface FileSelector

  `isSelected`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `default boolean`
  `isSelected(Resource r)`
  Implement a basic `Resource` selection that delegates to this `FileSelector`.

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### PosixPermissionsSelector

    public PosixPermissionsSelector()

- ## Method Details

  - ### setPermissions

    public void setPermissions(String permissions)
    Sets the permissions to look for.
    Parameters:
      `permissions` - the permissions string (rwxrwxrwx or octal)

  - ### setFollowSymlinks

    public void setFollowSymlinks(boolean followSymlinks)
    Sets the "follow symbolic links" flag.
    Parameters:
      `followSymlinks` - whether or not symbolic links or Windows junctions should be followed.

  - ### isSelected

    public boolean isSelected(File basedir, String filename, File file)
    Description copied from interface: `FileSelector`
    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.
    Specified by:
      `isSelected` in interface `FileSelector`
    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