## 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