Core Selectors.
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The <contains> tag in a FileSet limits
the files defined by that fileset to only those which contain the
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script.
The <date> tag in a FileSet will put
a limit on the files specified by the include tag, so that tags
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January 1, 2001.
The <depend> tag selects files
whose last modified date is later than another, equivalent file in
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The <depth> tag selects files based on
how many directory levels deep they are in relation to the base
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and selects those who are different, disregarding file times.
The <filename> tag acts like the
<include> and <exclude>
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Selects all the cascading style sheet files.
- -The <present> tag selects files
that have an equivalent file in another directory tree.
The <containsregexp> tag in a FileSet limits
the files defined by that fileset to only those which contents contain a
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(have a 4,5 or 6 followed by a period and a number from 0 to 9).
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The <size> tag in a FileSet will put
a limit on the files specified by the include tag, so that tags
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Selects all JAR files that are larger than 4096 bytes.
- -The <type> tag selects files of a certain type:
directory or regular.
The <modified> selector computes a value for a file, compares that
to the value stored in a cache and select the file, if these two values
differ.
Uses com.mycompany.MyCache from a jar outside of Ants own classpath as cache implementation
- -The RuleBasedCollator needs a format for its work, but its needed while instantiation. There is a problem in the initialization algorithm for this case. Therefore you should not use this (or tell me the workaround :-).
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The <signedselector> tag selects signed files and optionaly
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The <readable> selector selects only files
that are readable. Ant only invokes
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but the Java VM cannot detect this state, this selector will
still select the file.
The <writable> selector selects only files
that are writable. Ant only invokes
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but the Java VM cannot detect this state, this selector will
still select the file.
The <scriptselector> element enables you
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Select files whose filename length is even.
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To create more complex selections, a variety of selectors that contain other selectors are available for your use. They combine the @@ -1235,8 +1218,7 @@ Select files whose filename length is even.
<size>The <and> tag selects files that are
selected by all of the elements it contains. It returns as
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The <majority> tag selects files provided
that a majority of the contained elements also select it. Ties are
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The <none> tag selects files that are
not selected by any of the elements it contains. It returns as
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The <not> tag reverses the meaning of the
single selector it contains.
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The <or> tag selects files that are
selected by any one of the elements it contains. It returns as
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The <selector> tag is used to create selectors
that can be reused through references. It is the only selector which can
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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
containers by specifying them within the <custom> tag.