diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTypes/resources.html b/docs/manual/CoreTypes/resources.html
index ff9d86a52..8651d58ca 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTypes/resources.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTypes/resources.html
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ implementations are also usable as single-element
   </tr>
 </table>
 <p>The classpath along which to search for a Java resource
-  can also be specified by means of one or more nested 
+  can also be specified by means of one or more nested
   <code><a href="../using.html#path">classpath</a></code> elements.
 </p>
 
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ platforms.
       - select resources selected by no nested resource selectors.</li>
     <li><a href="#rsel.majority">majority</a> - select resources selected
       by a majority of nested resource selectors.</li>
+    <li><a href="selectors.html#modified">modified</a> - select resources which
+      content has changed.</li>
   </ul>
 
   <h4><a name="rsel.name">name</a></h4>
@@ -597,4 +599,4 @@ natural order, or by one or more nested resource comparators:</p>
 Reserved.</p>
 
 </body>
-</html>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTypes/selectors.html b/docs/manual/CoreTypes/selectors.html
index 9ec2e4e39..4044ea177 100755
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTypes/selectors.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTypes/selectors.html
@@ -659,6 +659,12 @@
     The comparison, computing of the hashvalue and the store is done by implementation
     of special interfaces. Therefore they may provide additional parameters.</p>
 
+    <p>The <code>&lt;modified&gt;</code> selector can be used as ResourceSelector.
+    In that case it maps simple file resources to files and does its job. If the
+    resource is from another type, the <code>&lt;modified&gt;</code> selector tries
+    to (<b>attention!</b>) copy the content into a local file for computing the
+    hashvalue.</p>
+
     <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
       <tr>
         <td valign="top"><b>Attribute</b></td>
@@ -729,6 +735,13 @@
         <td valign="top"> Should directories be selected? (boolean) </td>
         <td valign="top" align="center"> No, defaults to <i>true</i> </td>
       </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td valign="top"> selres </td>
+        <td valign="top"> Should Resources whithout an InputStream, and
+           therefore without checking, be selected?  (boolean) </td>
+        <td valign="top" align="center"> No, defaults to <i>true</i>. Only relevant
+           when used as ResourceSelector. </td>
+      </tr>
       <tr>
         <td valign="top"> delayupdate </td>
         <td valign="top"> If set to <i>true</i>, the storage of the cache will be delayed until the
@@ -932,7 +945,7 @@
       <h4>Script Selector</h4>
 
       <p>
-        The <code>&lt;scriptselector&gt;</code> element enables you 
+        The <code>&lt;scriptselector&gt;</code> element enables you
         to write a complex selection algorithm in any
         <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/bsf" target="_top">Apache BSF</a>
         supported language.</p>
@@ -958,22 +971,22 @@
           <td valign="top">filename of the script</td>
           <td valign="top" align="center">no</td>
         </tr>
-      </table>      
+      </table>
       <p>
       If no <code>src</code> attribute is supplied, the script must be nested
-      inside the selector declaration. 
+      inside the selector declaration.
       </p>
       <p>The embedded script is invoked for every test, with
-         the bean <code>self</code> 
+         the bean <code>self</code>
         is bound to the selector. It has an attribute <code>selected</code>
         must can be set using <code>setSelected(boolean)</code> to select that
         file.
-         
+
       <p>
-      
+
       The following beans are configured for every script, alongside
       the classic set of project, properties, and targets.
-      
+
       <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
         <tr>
           <td valign="top"><b>Bean</b></td>
@@ -1000,13 +1013,13 @@
           <td valign="top">Fileset base directory</td>
           <td valign="top" >java.io.File</td>
         </tr>
-        
-      </table>       
+
+      </table>
       <p>
       The <code>self</code> bean maps to the selector, which has the following
-      attributes. Only the <code>selected</code> flag is writeable, the rest 
+      attributes. Only the <code>selected</code> flag is writeable, the rest
       are read only via their getter methods.
-      
+
             <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
         <tr>
           <td valign="top"><b>Attribute</b></td>
@@ -1034,7 +1047,7 @@
           <td valign="top" >java.io.File</td>
         </tr>
       </table>
-      
+
       <p>
       Example
       </p>
@@ -1053,7 +1066,7 @@
     &lt;/scriptselector&gt;
 </pre>
 Select files whose filename length is even.
-      
+
     <a name="selectcontainers"></a>
     <h3>Selector Containers</h3>
 
@@ -1450,4 +1463,4 @@ Select files whose filename length is even.
 
   </body>
 
-</html>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/types/resources/selectors/build.xml b/src/etc/testcases/types/resources/selectors/build.xml
index d0500bfaf..2abf7608a 100755
--- a/src/etc/testcases/types/resources/selectors/build.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/types/resources/selectors/build.xml
@@ -407,4 +407,12 @@
   <target name="all"
     depends="name,testexists,instanceof,testtype,testdate,testsize,logical" />
 
+
+	
+  <!-- 
+    The tests for oata.types.selectors.ModifiedSelectorTest as 
+    ResourceSelector are in its test-buildfile src\etc\testcases\types\selectors.xml. 
+  -->
+		
+	
 </project>
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/types/selectors.xml b/src/etc/testcases/types/selectors.xml
index 1f60cb683..42e0f874d 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/types/selectors.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/types/selectors.xml
@@ -261,4 +261,92 @@
       <property name="fs.full.value" refid="fs.full"/>
   </target>
 
+
+	<target name="modifiedselectortest-ResourceSimple">
+		<fail message="Didnt get the required numbers of Resources.">
+			<condition>
+				<not>
+					<resourcecount when="equal" count="3">
+						<restrict>
+							<resources>
+								<file file="foo" />
+								<resource name="foo" />
+								<file file="foo" basedir="${basedir}" />
+							</resources>
+							<modified selres="true" xmlns="antlib:org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors"/>
+						</restrict>
+					</resourcecount>
+				</not>
+			</condition>
+		</fail>
+	</target>
+
+	<target name="modifiedselectortest-ResourceSelresTrue">
+		<fail message="Got the Resource, but should.">
+			<condition>
+				<not>
+					<resourcecount when="equal" count="1">
+						<restrict>
+							<resources>
+								<resource name="notExisting" />
+							</resources>
+							<modified selres="true" xmlns="antlib:org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors"/>
+						</restrict>
+					</resourcecount>
+				</not>
+			</condition>
+		</fail>
+	</target>
+
+	<target name="modifiedselectortest-ResourceSelresFalse">
+		<fail message="Got the Resource, but should not.">
+			<condition>
+				<not>
+					<resourcecount when="equal" count="0">
+						<restrict>
+							<resources>
+								<resource name="notExisting" />
+							</resources>
+							<modified selres="false" xmlns="antlib:org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors"/>
+						</restrict>
+					</resourcecount>
+				</not>
+			</condition>
+		</fail>
+	</target>
+
+	<target name="modifiedselectortest-scenario-resourceSimple" depends="modifiedselectortest-scenario-prepare">
+		<macrodef name="check">
+			<attribute name="count"/>
+			<attribute name="message"/>
+			<sequential>
+				<fail message="@{message}">
+					<condition>
+						<not>
+							<resourcecount when="equal" count="@{count}">
+								<restrict>
+									<resources>
+										<fileset dir="${test.dir}/src"/>
+									</resources>
+									<modified selres="false" xmlns="antlib:org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors"/>
+								</restrict>
+							</resourcecount>
+						</not>
+					</condition>
+				</fail>	
+			</sequential>
+		</macrodef>
+		<!-- select first time and create cachefile -->
+		<check count="14" message="Initial set of files not ok."/>
+		
+		<!-- check second time: nothing should be selected -->
+		<check count="0" message="Selected files but shouldnt."/>
+		
+		<!-- 'modify' the source files -->
+		<antcall target="modifiedselectortest-scenario-makeDirty"/>
+
+		<!-- copy third time: only the files with new CONTENT should be copied -->
+		<check count="2" message="Didnt select the 2 modified files."/>
+	</target>	
+	
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/modifiedselector/ModifiedSelector.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/modifiedselector/ModifiedSelector.java
index 583318b80..89bffe2ef 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/modifiedselector/ModifiedSelector.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/modifiedselector/ModifiedSelector.java
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildEvent;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Parameter;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.FileResource;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors.ResourceSelector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseExtendSelector;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 
 
 /**
@@ -228,10 +232,11 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseExtendSelector;
  * a nested <i><param name="algorithm.provider" value="MyProvider"/></i>.
  *
  *
- * @version 2004-07-12
+ * @version 2005-07-19
  * @since  Ant 1.6
  */
-public class ModifiedSelector extends BaseExtendSelector implements BuildListener {
+public class ModifiedSelector extends BaseExtendSelector
+                              implements BuildListener, ResourceSelector {
 
 
     // -----  attributes  -----
@@ -261,6 +266,12 @@ public class ModifiedSelector extends BaseExtendSelector implements BuildListene
     /** Are directories selected? */
     private boolean selectDirectories = true;
 
+    /**
+     * Should Resources whithout an InputStream, and
+     * therefore without checking, be selected?
+     */
+    private boolean selectResourcesWithoutInputStream = true;
+
     /** Delay the writing of the cache file */
     private boolean delayUpdate = true;
 
@@ -506,14 +517,73 @@ public class ModifiedSelector extends BaseExtendSelector implements BuildListene
     // -----  the selection work  -----
 
 
+    /**
+     * Implementation of ResourceSelector.isSelected().
+     *
+     * @param resource The resource to check
+     * @return whether the resource is selected
+     * @see org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors.ResourceSelector#isSelected(org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource)
+     */
+    public boolean isSelected(Resource resource) {
+        if (resource.isFilesystemOnly()) {
+            // We have a 'resourced' file, so reconvert it and use
+            // the 'old' implementation.
+            FileResource fileResource = (FileResource) resource;
+            File file = fileResource.getFile();
+            String filename = fileResource.getName();
+            File basedir = fileResource.getBaseDir();
+            return isSelected(basedir, filename, file);
+        } else {
+            try {
+                // How to handle non-file-Resources? I copy temporarily the
+                // resource to a file and use the file-implementation.
+                FileUtils fu = FileUtils.getFileUtils();
+                File tmpFile = fu.createTempFile("modified-", ".tmp", null);
+                Resource tmpResource = new FileResource(tmpFile);
+                fu.copyResource(resource, tmpResource);
+                boolean isSelected = isSelected(tmpFile.getParentFile(),
+                                                tmpFile.getName(),
+                                                resource.toLongString());
+                tmpFile.delete();
+                return isSelected;
+            } catch (UnsupportedOperationException uoe) {
+                log("The resource '"
+                  + resource.getName()
+                  + "' does not provide an InputStream, so it is not checked. "
+                  + "Akkording to 'selres' attribute value it is "
+                  + ((selectResourcesWithoutInputStream) ? "" : " not")
+                  + "selected.", Project.MSG_INFO);
+                return selectResourcesWithoutInputStream;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                throw new BuildException(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Implementation of BaseExtendSelector.isSelected().
+     *
      * @param basedir as described in BaseExtendSelector
      * @param filename as described in BaseExtendSelector
      * @param file as described in BaseExtendSelector
      * @return as described in BaseExtendSelector
      */
     public boolean isSelected(File basedir, String filename, File file) {
+        return isSelected(basedir, filename, file.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * The business logic of this selector for use as ResourceSelector of
+     * FileSelector.
+     *
+     * @param basedir as described in BaseExtendSelector
+     * @param filename as described in BaseExtendSelector
+     * @param cacheKey the name for the key for storing the hashvalue
+     * @return
+     */
+    private boolean isSelected(File basedir, String filename, String cacheKey) {
         validate();
         File f = new File(basedir, filename);
 
@@ -524,7 +594,7 @@ public class ModifiedSelector extends BaseExtendSelector implements BuildListene
 
         // Get the values and do the comparison
         String cachedValue = String.valueOf(cache.get(f.getAbsolutePath()));
-        String newValue    = algorithm.getValue(f);
+        String newValue = algorithm.getValue(f);
 
         boolean rv = (comparator.compare(cachedValue, newValue) != 0);
 
@@ -600,6 +670,15 @@ public class ModifiedSelector extends BaseExtendSelector implements BuildListene
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * Support for <i>selres</i> attribute.
+     * @param newValue the new value
+     */
+    public void setSelres(boolean newValue) {
+        this.selectResourcesWithoutInputStream = newValue;
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Getter for the modified count
      * @return modified count
@@ -964,4 +1043,5 @@ public class ModifiedSelector extends BaseExtendSelector implements BuildListene
             return new String[] {"equal", "rule" };
         }
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/resources/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/selectors/antlib.xml b/src/resources/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/selectors/antlib.xml
index 5c1654c11..05aeb89e6 100755
--- a/src/resources/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/selectors/antlib.xml
+++ b/src/resources/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/selectors/antlib.xml
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@
     classname="org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors.Size" />
   <typedef name="date"
     classname="org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors.Date" />
+  <typedef name="modified"
+    classname="org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.modifiedselector.ModifiedSelector" />
 </antlib>
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest.java
index cec781c63..f7dd2e048 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ModifiedSelectorTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 /**
  * Unit tests for ModifiedSelector.
  *
- * @version 2004-07-12
+ * @version 2005-07-19
  * @since  Ant 1.6
  */
 public class ModifiedSelectorTest extends BaseSelectorTest {