ComponentSelector (Gradle API 8.8)

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.
`java.util.List<Capability>`	`getRequestedCapabilities()`	The requested capabilities.
`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
```
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
  - getRequestedCapabilities
```
java.util.List<Capability> getRequestedCapabilities()
```
    The requested capabilities.
    
    Returns:
    
    the requested capabilities. If returning an empty list, the implicit capability will be used.
    
    Since:
    
    5.3