## org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors
Class OrSelector

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
              org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseSelector
                  org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseSelectorContainer
                      org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.OrSelector

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, FileSelector, SelectorContainer

    public class OrSelector

extends BaseSelectorContainer

This selector has a collection of other selectors, any of which have to select a file in order for this selector to select it.

Since:
  1.5

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
`checked, ref`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`description, location, project`

Constructor Summary
`OrSelector()` Default constructor.

Method Summary
`boolean` `isSelected(java.io.File basedir, java.lang.String filename, java.io.File file)` Returns true (the file is selected) if any of the other selectors agree that the file should be selected.
`java.lang.String` `toString()` Convert the Selectors within this container to a string.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseSelectorContainer
`add, addAnd, addContains, addContainsRegexp, addCustom, addDate, addDepend, addDepth, addDifferent, addFilename, addMajority, addModified, addNone, addNot, addOr, addPresent, addReadable, addSelector, addSize, addType, addWritable, appendSelector, dieOnCircularReference, getSelectors, hasSelectors, selectorCount, selectorElements, validate`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseSelector
`getError, setError, verifySettings`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
`checkAttributesAllowed, checkChildrenAllowed, circularReference, clone, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getDataTypeName, getRefid, invokeCircularReferenceCheck, isChecked, isReference, noChildrenAllowed, pushAndInvokeCircularReferenceCheck, setChecked, setRefid, tooManyAttributes`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### OrSelector

    public OrSelector()

  Default constructor.

Method Detail

### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

  Description copied from class: `BaseSelectorContainer`
  Convert the Selectors within this container to a string. This will just be a helper class for the subclasses that put their own name around the contents listed here.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `BaseSelectorContainer`
  Returns:
    a string representation of the selector

### isSelected

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

  Returns true (the file is selected) if any of the other selectors agree that the file should be selected.

  Specified by:
    `isSelected` in interface `FileSelector`
  Specified by:
    `isSelected` in class `BaseSelectorContainer`
  Parameters:
    `basedir` - the base directory the scan is being done from
    `filename` - the name of the file to check
    `file` - a java.io.File object for the filename that the selector can use
  Returns:
    whether the file should be selected or not