public abstract class

FileFilter

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter
Known Direct Subclasses

Class Overview

FileFilter is an abstract class used by JFileChooser for filtering the set of files shown to the user. See FileNameExtensionFilter for an implementation that filters using the file name extension.

A FileFilter can be set on a JFileChooser to keep unwanted files from appearing in the directory listing. For an example implementation of a simple file filter, see yourJDK/demo/jfc/FileChooserDemo/ExampleFileFilter.java. For more information and examples see How to Use File Choosers, a section in The Java Tutorial.

Summary

Public Constructors
FileFilter()
Public Methods
abstract boolean accept(File f)
Whether the given file is accepted by this filter.
abstract String getDescription()
The description of this filter.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public FileFilter ()

Public Methods

public abstract boolean accept (File f)

Whether the given file is accepted by this filter.

public abstract String getDescription ()

The description of this filter. For example: "JPG and GIF Images"

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