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

# 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, WindowsJunctionSelector, 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