public interface

FilenameFilter

java.io.FilenameFilter
Known Indirect Subclasses

Class Overview

Instances of classes that implement this interface are used to filter filenames. These instances are used to filter directory listings in the list method of class File, and by the Abstract Window Toolkit's file dialog component.

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Summary

Public Methods
abstract boolean accept(File dir, String name)
Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.

Public Methods

public abstract boolean accept (File dir, String name)

Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.

Parameters
dir the directory in which the file was found.
name the name of the file.
Returns
  • true if and only if the name should be included in the file list; false otherwise.