ComponentSelector (Gradle API 5.0)
Date: 2018-11-26

Package org.gradle.api.artifacts.component

## Interface ComponentSelector

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    `LibraryComponentSelector`, `ModuleComponentSelector`, `ProjectComponentSelector`

      public interface ComponentSelector

  Represents some opaque criteria used to select a component instance during dependency resolution. Various sub-interfaces expose specific details about the criteria.
  Since:
    1.10

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `AttributeContainer` | `getAttributes​()` | The attributes of the module to select the component from.
    `java.lang.String` | `getDisplayName​()` | Returns a human-consumable display name for this selector.
    `boolean` | `matchesStrictly​(ComponentIdentifier identifier)` | Checks if selector matches component identifier.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getDisplayName

          java.lang.String getDisplayName​()

      Returns a human-consumable display name for this selector.
      Returns:
        Display name
      Since:
        1.10

    - #### matchesStrictly

          boolean matchesStrictly​(ComponentIdentifier identifier)

      Checks if selector matches component identifier.
      Parameters:
        `identifier` - Component identifier
      Returns:
        if this selector matches exactly the given component identifier.
      Since:
        1.10

    - #### getAttributes

          @Incubating
          AttributeContainer getAttributes​()

      The attributes of the module to select the component from. The attributes only include selector specific attributes. This means it typically doesn't include any consumer specific attribute.
      Returns:
        the attributes
      Since:
        4.9