diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/AbstractFileSet.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/AbstractFileSet.java
index 1edd24aba..346d604cd 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/AbstractFileSet.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/AbstractFileSet.java
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileSet extends DataType
         this.dir = dir;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the base-directory for this instance.
+     * @return <code>File</code>.
+     */
+    public synchronized File getDir() {
+        return getDir(getProject());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Retrieves the base-directory for this instance.
      * @param p the <code>Project</code> against which the
@@ -386,6 +394,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileSet extends DataType
      * Returns the directory scanner needed to access the files to process.
      * @return a <code>DirectoryScanner</code> instance.
      */
+    public DirectoryScanner getDirectoryScanner() {
+        return getDirectoryScanner(getProject());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the directory scanner needed to access the files to process.
+     * @param p the Project against which the DirectoryScanner should be configured.
+     * @return a <code>DirectoryScanner</code> instance.
+     */
     public DirectoryScanner getDirectoryScanner(Project p) {
         if (isReference()) {
             return getRef(p).getDirectoryScanner(p);