diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/FileSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/FileSelector.java
index 7ad5932d2..71c743c89 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/FileSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/FileSelector.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.DataType;
  * @ant:role shorthand="v-file-selector"
  */
 public interface FileSelector
-    extends DataType
 {
     /**
      * Accepts a file.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/FilteredFileList.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/FilteredFileList.java
index 8bd99bd46..36e82ad84 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/FilteredFileList.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/FilteredFileList.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class FilteredFileList
     /**
      * Sets the selector to use to filter with.
      */
-    public void setCondition( final AndFileSelector selector )
+    public void setFilter( final AndFileSelector selector )
     {
         m_selector = selector;
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/Resources.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/Resources.properties
index ad2489458..2f0741bb0 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/Resources.properties
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/Resources.properties
@@ -8,10 +8,4 @@ copyfilestask.no-destination.error=No destination file or directory specified fo
 copyfilestask.no-destination.error=No destination directory specified for {0} task.
 copyfilestask.copy-file.error=Could not copy "{0}" to "{1}".
 
-nameselector.too-many-patterns.error=Too many name patterns specified.
-nameselector.no-pattern.error=No name pattern specified.
-nameselector.bad-pattern.error=Invalid name pattern "{0}".
-
 filteredfilelist.no-selector.error=No filter criteria specified.
-
-notfileselector.no-selector.error=No selector specified.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/AbstractNameFileSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/AbstractNameFileSelector.java
index c57797b98..d15892034 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/AbstractNameFileSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/AbstractNameFileSelector.java
@@ -133,5 +133,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractNameFileSelector
      * Returns the name to match against.
      */
     protected abstract String getNameForMatch( final String path,
-                                               final FileObject file );
+                                               final FileObject file )
+        throws TaskException;
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/AndFileSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/AndFileSelector.java
index 0d1d93b08..56a4d22f5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/AndFileSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/AndFileSelector.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  *
- * @ant:data-type name="and-selector"
  * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="and"
  */
 public class AndFileSelector
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/BaseNameFileSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/BaseNameFileSelector.java
index f06c5acf3..0b62bb9f3 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/BaseNameFileSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/BaseNameFileSelector.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import org.apache.aut.vfs.FileObject;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  *
- * @ant:data-type name="basename-selector"
  * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="basename"
  */
 public class BaseNameFileSelector
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/ConditionSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/ConditionSelector.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c013ce4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/ConditionSelector.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.antlib.vfile.selectors;
+
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Condition;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.conditions.AndCondition;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.antlib.vfile.FileSelector;
+import org.apache.aut.vfs.FileObject;
+
+/**
+ * A file selector that evaluates a set of nested {@link Condition} elements.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ *
+ * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="condition"
+ */
+public class ConditionSelector
+    implements FileSelector
+{
+    private AndCondition m_condition = new AndCondition();
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a condition.
+     */
+    public void add( final Condition condition )
+    {
+        m_condition.add( condition );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accepts a file.
+     */
+    public boolean accept( final FileObject file,
+                           final String path,
+                           final TaskContext context )
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        return m_condition.evaluate( context );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/ExistenceFileSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/ExistenceFileSelector.java
index 2c0f9cbf1..21424888f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/ExistenceFileSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/ExistenceFileSelector.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  *
- * @ant:data-type name="exists-selector"
  * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="exists"
  */
 public class ExistenceFileSelector
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/FileTestCondition.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/FileTestCondition.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17e801be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/FileTestCondition.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.antlib.vfile.selectors;
+
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Condition;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.aut.vfs.FileObject;
+import org.apache.antlib.vfile.FileSelector;
+import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.ResourceManager;
+import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.Resources;
+
+/**
+ * A condition that applies a set of file selectors to a file.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ *
+ * @ant:type type="condition" name="file-test"
+ */
+public class FileTestCondition
+    implements Condition
+{
+    private final static Resources REZ
+        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( FileTestCondition.class );
+
+    private FileObject m_file;
+    private AndFileSelector m_selector = new AndFileSelector();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the file to test.
+     */
+    public void setFile( final FileObject file )
+    {
+        m_file = file;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a selector.
+     */
+    public void add( final FileSelector selector )
+    {
+        m_selector.add( selector );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evaluates this condition.
+     */
+    public boolean evaluate( final TaskContext context )
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        if( m_file == null )
+        {
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "filetestcondition.no-file.error" );
+            throw new TaskException( message );
+        }
+        return m_selector.accept( m_file, null, context );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsEmptyFolderSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsEmptyFolderSelector.java
index 9a1b4e295..8522533fa 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsEmptyFolderSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsEmptyFolderSelector.java
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  *
- * @ant:data-type name="is-empty-folder-selector"
- * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="is-empty"
+ * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="is-empty-folder"
  */
 public class IsEmptyFolderSelector
     implements FileSelector
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsFileSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsFileSelector.java
index 51a4913f5..9022dbcb5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsFileSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsFileSelector.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  *
- * @ant:data-type name="is-file-selector"
  * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="is-file"
  */
 public class IsFileSelector
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsFolderSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsFolderSelector.java
index 50b07c443..abb01348a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsFolderSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/IsFolderSelector.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  *
- * @ant:data-type name="is-folder-selector"
  * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="is-folder"
  */
 public class IsFolderSelector
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/NameFileSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/NameFileSelector.java
index a3e1de741..d6958c354 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/NameFileSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/NameFileSelector.java
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 package org.apache.antlib.vfile.selectors;
 
 import org.apache.aut.vfs.FileObject;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.ResourceManager;
+import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.Resources;
 
 /**
  * A file selector that selects files based on their name.
@@ -15,18 +18,26 @@ import org.apache.aut.vfs.FileObject;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  *
- * @ant:data-type name="name-selector"
  * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="name"
  */
 public class NameFileSelector
     extends AbstractNameFileSelector
 {
+    private final static Resources REZ
+        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( NameFileSelector.class );
+
     /**
      * Returns the name to match against.
      */
     protected String getNameForMatch( final String path,
                                       final FileObject file )
+        throws TaskException
     {
+        if( path == null )
+        {
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "namefileselector.no-path.error" );
+            throw new TaskException( message );
+        }
         return path;
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/NotFileSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/NotFileSelector.java
index 7202d3e4b..d367fa01c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/NotFileSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/NotFileSelector.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import org.apache.antlib.vfile.FileSelector;
 import org.apache.aut.vfs.FileObject;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
+import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.ResourceManager;
+import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.i18n.Resources;
 
 /**
  * A file selector that negates a nested file selector.
@@ -18,12 +20,14 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  *
- * @ant:data-type name="not-selector"
  * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="not"
  */
 public class NotFileSelector
     implements FileSelector
 {
+    private final static Resources REZ
+        = ResourceManager.getPackageResources( NotFileSelector.class );
+
     private FileSelector m_selector;
 
     /**
@@ -44,7 +48,8 @@ public class NotFileSelector
     {
         if( m_selector == null )
         {
-            throw new TaskException( "notfileselector.no-selector.error" );
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "notfileselector.no-selector.error" );
+            throw new TaskException( message );
         }
         return !m_selector.accept( file, path, context );
     }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/OrFileSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/OrFileSelector.java
index 8a420f092..4b3373e22 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/OrFileSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/OrFileSelector.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  *
- * @ant:data-type name="or-selector"
  * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="or"
  */
 public class OrFileSelector
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/Resources.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/Resources.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55e91a60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/Resources.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+nameselector.too-many-patterns.error=Too many name patterns specified.
+nameselector.no-pattern.error=No name pattern specified.
+nameselector.bad-pattern.error=Invalid name pattern "{0}".
+
+notfileselector.no-selector.error=No selector specified.
+
+namefileselector.no-path.error=Cannot use the <name> file selector here.
+
+filetestcondition.no-file.error=No file specified.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/UrlFileSelector.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/UrlFileSelector.java
index 7a6b6271b..ccd900b6a 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/UrlFileSelector.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/vfile/selectors/UrlFileSelector.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import org.apache.aut.vfs.FileObject;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  *
- * @ant:data-type name="url-selector"
  * @ant:type type="v-file-selector" name="url"
  */
 public class UrlFileSelector
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/xdocs/vfs.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/xdocs/vfs.xml
index 4704ed118..50fc5ca70 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/xdocs/vfs.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/xdocs/vfs.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 
                 <p>Selects files that exist.</p>
 
-                <h3><code>&lt;is-empty&gt;</code></h3>
+                <h3><code>&lt;is-empty-folder&gt;</code></h3>
 
                 <p>Selects empty folders, that is, folders that have no children.</p>