## org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors
Class WritableSelector

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.WritableSelector

All Implemented Interfaces:
  ResourceSelector, FileSelector

    public class WritableSelector

extends java.lang.Object
implements FileSelector, ResourceSelector

A selector that selects writable files.

Writable is defined in terms of java.io.File#canWrite, this means the selector will accept any file that exists and is writable by the application.

Since:
  Ant 1.8.0

Constructor Summary
`WritableSelector()`

Method Summary
`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.
`boolean` `isSelected(Resource r)` Return true if this Resource is selected.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### WritableSelector

    public WritableSelector()

Method Detail

### isSelected

    public boolean isSelected(java.io.File basedir,
                              java.lang.String filename,
                              java.io.File file)

  Description copied from interface: `FileSelector`
  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`
  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

### isSelected

    public boolean isSelected(Resource r)

  Description copied from interface: `ResourceSelector`
  Return true if this Resource is selected.

  Specified by:
    `isSelected` in interface `ResourceSelector`
  Parameters:
    `r` - the Resource to check.
  Returns:
    whether the Resource was selected.