java.io
Interface FilenameFilter


public interface FilenameFilter

This interface has one method which is used for filtering filenames returned in a directory listing. It is currently used by the File.list(FilenameFilter) method and by the filename dialog in AWT.

The method in this interface determines if a particular file should or should not be included in the file listing.

See Also:
File.listFiles(java.io.FilenameFilter), FileDialog.setFilenameFilter(java.io.FilenameFilter)

Method Summary
 boolean accept(File dir, String name)
          This method determines whether or not a given file should be included in a directory listing.
 

Method Detail

accept

boolean accept(File dir,
               String name)
This method determines whether or not a given file should be included in a directory listing.

Parameters:
dir - The File instance for the directory being read
name - The name of the file to test
Returns:
true if the file should be included in the list, false otherwise.