## 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
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                        +--org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseSelectorContainer
                              |
                              +--org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.OrSelector

All Implemented Interfaces:
  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
Author:
  Bruce Atherton

Field Summary

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

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`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, addSelector, addSize, addType, appendSelector, 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, dieOnCircularReference, getCheckedRef, getDescription, getRefid, isChecked, isReference, noChildrenAllowed, setChecked, setDescription, setRefid, tooManyAttributes`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`getProject, log, log, setProject`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, 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

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