Package org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors

# Class NotSelector

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseSelector
org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseSelectorContainer
org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.NoneSelector
org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.NotSelector

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Cloneable`, `ResourceSelector`, `FileSelector`, `SelectorContainer`

public class NotSelector extends NoneSelector
This selector has one other selectors whose meaning it inverts. It actually relies on NoneSelector for its implementation of the isSelected() method, but it adds a check to ensure there is only one other selector contained within.

Since:
  1.5

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

  `checked, ref`

  ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

  `description, location, project`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `NotSelector()`
  Default constructor.
  `NotSelector(FileSelector other)`
  Constructor that inverts the meaning of its argument.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `String`
  `toString()`
  Convert the Selectors within this container to a string.
  `void`
  `verifySettings()`
  Makes sure that there is only one entry, sets an error message if not.

  ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.NoneSelector

  `isSelected`

  ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseSelectorContainer

  `add, addAnd, addContains, addContainsRegexp, addCustom, addDate, addDepend, addDepth, addDifferent, addExecutable, addFilename, addMajority, addModified, addNone, addNot, addOr, addOwnedBy, addPosixGroup, addPosixPermissions, addPresent, addReadable, addSelector, addSize, addSymlink, addType, addWritable, appendSelector, dieOnCircularReference, getSelectors, hasSelectors, selectorCount, selectorElements, validate`

  ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.BaseSelector

  `getError, setError, setError`

  ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

  `checkAttributesAllowed, checkChildrenAllowed, circularReference, clone, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getDataTypeName, getRefid, invokeCircularReferenceCheck, isChecked, isReference, noChildrenAllowed, pushAndInvokeCircularReferenceCheck, setChecked, setRefid, tooManyAttributes`

  ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

  `getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.FileSelector

  `isSelected`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### NotSelector

    public NotSelector()
    Default constructor.

  - ### NotSelector

    public NotSelector(FileSelector other)
    Constructor that inverts the meaning of its argument.
    Parameters:
      `other` - the selector to invert
    Since:
      Ant 1.7

- ## Method Details

  - ### toString

    public String toString()
    Description copied from class: `BaseSelectorContainer`
    Convert the Selectors within this container to a string. This will just be a helper class for the subclasses that put their own name around the contents listed here.
    Overrides:
      `toString` in class `NoneSelector`
    Returns:
      a string representation of the selector

  - ### verifySettings

    public void verifySettings()
    Makes sure that there is only one entry, sets an error message if not.
    Overrides:
      `verifySettings` in class `BaseSelector`