Interface java.io.FilenameFilter





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Interface java.io.FilenameFilter


public interface FilenameFilter

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.


See Also:
setFilenameFilter, File, list








accept(File, String)
Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.






accept

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 the name should be included in the file
list; false otherwise.




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