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Ant File Set :

1. The Fileset refer as a collection of files.
2. The Fileset is generally used as a filter to include and exclude files that match a particular pattern.

Sample Example:

<fileset dir="${src}" casesensitive="yes">
  <include name="**/*.java"/>
  <exclude name="**/*Order*"/>
</fileset>

Explanation of Build Script :

1. The src attribute written in fileset element points to the source folder of the project.
2. The fileset selects all java files in the source folder but all the java files containing the word ‘Order’ will be excluded
3. The filter applied to the fileset is case sensitive so file with the name Processorder.java will not be excluded from the fileset

Examples of Ant FileSet :

Example 1 :

<fileset dir="${src}" casesensitive="yes">
  <include name="**/*.java"/>
  <exclude name="**/*Test*"/>
</fileset>

All the files from ‘src’ folder having extension ‘.java’ will be included in the file set excluding the files having word ‘Test’ in their name.

Different FileSet Attributes :