## org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors
Class Compare

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
              org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.selectors.Compare

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, ResourceSelector

    public class Compare

extends DataType
implements ResourceSelector

ResourceSelector that compares against "control" Resource(s) using ResourceComparators.

Since:
  Ant 1.7

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
`Compare()`

Method Summary
`void` `add(ResourceComparator c)` Add a ResourceComparator to this Compare selector.
`ResourceCollection` `createControl()` Create the nested control element.
`protected void` `dieOnCircularReference(java.util.Stack stk, Project p)` Overrides the version from DataType to recurse on nested ResourceComparators.
`boolean` `isSelected(Resource r)` Return true if this Resource is selected.
`void` `setAgainst(Quantifier against)` Set the quantifier to be used.
`void` `setWhen(Comparison when)` Set the comparison to be used.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
`checkAttributesAllowed, checkChildrenAllowed, circularReference, clone, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getDataTypeName, getRefid, invokeCircularReferenceCheck, isChecked, isReference, noChildrenAllowed, setChecked, setRefid, tooManyAttributes, toString`

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`

Constructor Detail

### Compare

    public Compare()

Method Detail

### add

    public void add(ResourceComparator c)

  Add a ResourceComparator to this Compare selector. If multiple ResourceComparators are added, they will be processed in LIFO order.

  Parameters:
    `c` - the ResourceComparator to add.

### setAgainst

    public void setAgainst(Quantifier against)

  Set the quantifier to be used. Default "all".

  Parameters:
    `against` - the Quantifier EnumeratedAttribute to use.

### setWhen

    public void setWhen(Comparison when)

  Set the comparison to be used. Default "equal".

  Parameters:
    `when` - the Comparison EnumeratedAttribute to use.

### createControl

    public ResourceCollection createControl()

  Create the nested control element. These are the resources to compare against.

  Returns:
    ResourceCollection.

### isSelected

    public boolean isSelected(Resource r)

  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.

### dieOnCircularReference

    protected void dieOnCircularReference(java.util.Stack stk,
                                          Project p)
                                   throws BuildException

  Overrides the version from DataType to recurse on nested ResourceComparators.

  Overrides:
    `dieOnCircularReference` in class `DataType`
  Parameters:
    `stk` - the stack of data types to use (recursively).
    `p` - the project to use to dereference the references.
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - on error.