diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTypes/selectors-program.html b/docs/manual/CoreTypes/selectors-program.html
index c4a12745e..b61e8f60a 100755
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTypes/selectors-program.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTypes/selectors-program.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ to
isSelected() method call validate() and
a BuildException will be thrown with the contents of your error
message. The validate() method also gives you a
- last change to check your settings for consistency because it
+ last chance to check your settings for consistency because it
calls verifySettings(). Override this method and
call setError() within it if you detect any
problems in how your selector is set up.
Selector Containers.
There is also a category of selectors that allow
- user-defined extensions, called
+ user-defined extensions, called
Custom Selectors.
The ones built in to Ant are called
Core Selectors.
-
+
Core selectors are the ones that come standard with Ant. They can be used within a fileset and can be contained within Selector Containers.
- +The core selectors are:
- +The <depend> tag selects files
- whose last modified date is later than another, equivalent file in
+ whose last modified date is later than another, equivalent file in
another location.
The <depend> tag supports the use of a
@@ -443,9 +443,13 @@
"if" or
+ "unless" conditions are met. This
is the selector to use if you want to define a reference. It is
- usable as an element of <project>.
+ usable as an element of <project>. It is also
+ the one to use if you want selection of files to be dependent on
+ Ant property settings.
All selector containers can contain any other selector, including @@ -618,12 +622,43 @@
The <selector> tag is used to create selectors
- that can be reused through references. It should be used outside of
+ that can be reused through references. It is the only selector which can
+ be used outside of
any target, as an element of the <project> tag. It
can contain only one other selector, but of course that selector can
be a container.
The <selector> tag can also be used to select
+ files conditionally based on whether an Ant property exists or not.
+ This functionality is realized using the "if" and
+ "unless" attributes in exactly the same way they
+ are used on targets or on the <include> and
+ <exclude> tags within a
+ <patternset>.
| Attribute | +Description | +Required | +
| if | +Allow files to be selected only if the named + property is set. + | +No | +
| unless | +Allow files to be selected only if the named + property is not set. + | +No | +
Here is an example of how to use the Selector Reference:
@@ -647,7 +682,7 @@
</fileset>
</zip>
</target>
-
+
</project>
@@ -655,18 +690,42 @@
class file and javadoc file associated with them.
+ And an example of selecting files conditionally, based on whether + properties are set:
+ +
+<fileset dir="${working.copy}">
+ <or>
+ <selector if="include.tests">
+ <filename name="**/*Test.class">
+ </selector>
+ <selector if="include.source">
+ <and>
+ <filename name="**/*.java">
+ <not>
+ <selector unless="include.tests">
+ <filename name="**/*Test.java">
+ </selector>
+ </not>
+ </and>
+ </selector>
+ </or>
+</fileset>
+
+ A fileset that conditionally contains Java source files and Test + source and class files.
You can write your own selectors and use them within the selector +
You can write your own selectors and use them within the selector containers by specifying them within the <custom> tag.
First, you have to write your selector class in Java. The only
requirement it must meet in order to be a selector is that it implements
the org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.FileSelector
- interface, which contains a single method. See
+ interface, which contains a single method. See
Programming Selectors in Ant for
more information.