ScriptSelector (Apache Ant API)
Date: 2015-06-29

org.apache.tools.ant.types.optional

## Class ScriptSelector

- 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.optional.ScriptSelector

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

      public class ScriptSelector
      extends BaseSelector

  Selector that lets you run a script with selection logic inline
  Since:
    Ant1.7

- - ### 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

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ScriptSelector()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addText(java.lang.String text)` The script text.
    `Path` | `createClasspath()` Classpath to be used when searching for classes and resources.
    `java.io.File` | `getBasedir()` get the base directory
    `java.io.File` | `getFile()` get the file that is currently to be tested
    `java.lang.String` | `getFilename()` get the filename of the file
    `boolean` | `isSelected()` get state of selected flag
    `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.
    `void` | `setClasspath(Path classpath)` Set the classpath to be used when searching for classes and resources.
    `void` | `setClasspathRef(Reference r)` Set the classpath by reference.
    `void` | `setLanguage(java.lang.String language)` Defines the language (required).
    `void` | `setManager(java.lang.String manager)` Defines the manager.
    `void` | `setProject(Project project)` Set the project.
    `void` | `setSelected(boolean selected)` set the selected state Intended for script use, not as an Ant attribute
    `void` | `setSetBeans(boolean setBeans)` Set the setbeans attribute.
    `void` | `setSrc(java.io.File file)` Load the script from an external file ; optional.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseSelector

      `getError, setError, validate, verifySettings`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

      `checkAttributesAllowed, checkChildrenAllowed, circularReference, clone, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getDataTypeName, getRefid, invokeCircularReferenceCheck, isChecked, isReference, noChildrenAllowed, pushAndInvokeCircularReferenceCheck, setChecked, setRefid, tooManyAttributes, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

      `getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation`

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ScriptSelector

          public ScriptSelector()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setProject

          public void setProject(Project project)

      Set the project.
      Overrides:
        `setProject` in class `ProjectComponent`
      Parameters:
        `project` - the owner of this component.

    - #### setManager

          public void setManager(java.lang.String manager)

      Defines the manager.
      Parameters:
        `manager` - the scripting manager.

    - #### setLanguage

          public void setLanguage(java.lang.String language)

      Defines the language (required).
      Parameters:
        `language` - the scripting language name for the script.

    - #### setSrc

          public void setSrc(java.io.File file)

      Load the script from an external file ; optional.
      Parameters:
        `file` - the file containing the script source.

    - #### addText

          public void addText(java.lang.String text)

      The script text.
      Parameters:
        `text` - a component of the script text to be added.

    - #### setClasspath

          public void setClasspath(Path classpath)

      Set the classpath to be used when searching for classes and resources.
      Parameters:
        `classpath` - an Ant Path object containing the search path.

    - #### createClasspath

          public Path createClasspath()

      Classpath to be used when searching for classes and resources.
      Returns:
        an empty Path instance to be configured by Ant.

    - #### setClasspathRef

          public void setClasspathRef(Reference r)

      Set the classpath by reference.
      Parameters:
        `r` - a Reference to a Path instance to be used as the classpath value.

    - #### setSetBeans

          public void setSetBeans(boolean setBeans)

      Set the setbeans attribute. If this is true, <script> will create variables in the script instance for all properties, targets and references of the current project. It this is false, only the project and self variables will be set. The default is true.
      Parameters:
        `setBeans` - the value to set.

    - #### isSelected

          public 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. 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`
      Specified by:
        `isSelected` in class `BaseSelector`
      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

    - #### getBasedir

          public java.io.File getBasedir()

      get the base directory
      Returns:
        the base directory

    - #### getFilename

          public java.lang.String getFilename()

      get the filename of the file
      Returns:
        the filename of the file that is currently been tested

    - #### getFile

          public java.io.File getFile()

      get the file that is currently to be tested
      Returns:
        the file that is currently been tested

    - #### isSelected

          public boolean isSelected()

      get state of selected flag
      Returns:
        the selected flag

    - #### setSelected

          public void setSelected(boolean selected)

      set the selected state Intended for script use, not as an Ant attribute
      Parameters:
        `selected` - the selected state