WritableSelector (Apache Ant API)
Date: 2018-07-10

org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors

## Class WritableSelector

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.WritableSelector

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ResourceSelector, FileSelector

      public class WritableSelector
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements FileSelector, ResourceSelector

  A selector that selects writable files.

  Writable is defined in terms of java.io.File#canWrite, this means the selector will accept any file that exists and is writable by the application.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `WritableSelector()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `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.
    `boolean` | `isSelected(Resource r)` Return true if this Resource is selected.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### WritableSelector

          public WritableSelector()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### isSelected

          public boolean isSelected(java.io.File basedir,
                                    java.lang.String filename,
                                    java.io.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

    - #### isSelected

          public boolean isSelected(Resource r)

      Description copied from interface: `ResourceSelector`
      Return true if this Resource is selected.
      Specified by:
        `isSelected` in interface `ResourceSelector`
      Parameters:
        `r` - the Resource to check.
      Returns:
        whether the Resource was selected.