org.apache.maven.plugins.clean

Interface Selector

All Known Implementing Classes:

GlobSelector

interface Selector

Determines whether a path is selected for deletion. The pathnames used for method parameters will be relative to some base directory and use File.separatorChar as separator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	couldHoldSelected(java.lang.String pathname) Determines whether a directory could contain selected paths.
boolean	isSelected(java.lang.String pathname) Determines whether a path is selected for deletion.

Method Detail

isSelected

boolean isSelected(java.lang.String pathname)

Determines whether a path is selected for deletion.

Parameters:

pathname - The pathname to test, must not be null.

Returns:

true if the given path is selected for deletion, false otherwise.

couldHoldSelected

boolean couldHoldSelected(java.lang.String pathname)

Determines whether a directory could contain selected paths.

Parameters:

pathname - The directory pathname to test, must not be null.

Returns:

true if the given directory might contain selected paths, false if the directory will definitively not contain selected paths..