Package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter

Interface IOFileFilter

All Superinterfaces:
FileFilter, FilenameFilter, PathFilter
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractFileFilter, AgeFileFilter, AndFileFilter, CanExecuteFileFilter, CanReadFileFilter, CanWriteFileFilter, DelegateFileFilter, DirectoryFileFilter, EmptyFileFilter, FalseFileFilter, FileEqualsFileFilter, FileFileFilter, HiddenFileFilter, MagicNumberFileFilter, NameFileFilter, NotFileFilter, OrFileFilter, PathEqualsFileFilter, PathVisitorFileFilter, PrefixFileFilter, RegexFileFilter, SizeFileFilter, SuffixFileFilter, SymbolicLinkFileFilter, TrueFileFilter, WildcardFileFilter, WildcardFilter
public interface IOFileFilter extends FileFilter, FilenameFilter, PathFilter
An interface which brings the FileFilter, FilenameFilter, and PathFilter interfaces together.
Since:
1.0

  • Field Details

    • EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY

      static final String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY
      An empty String array.

  • Method Details

    • accept

      boolean accept(File file)
      Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.

      Defined in FileFilter.

      Specified by:
      accept in interface FileFilter
      Parameters:
      file - the File to check.
      Returns:
      true if this file matches the test.

    • accept

      boolean accept(File dir, String name)
      Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.

      Defined in FilenameFilter.

      Specified by:
      accept in interface FilenameFilter
      Parameters:
      dir - the directory File to check.
      name - the file name within the directory to check.
      Returns:
      true if this file matches the test.

    • accept

      default FileVisitResult accept(Path path, BasicFileAttributes attributes)
      Checks to see if the Path should be accepted by this filter.
      Specified by:
      accept in interface PathFilter
      Parameters:
      path - the Path to check.
      attributes - the file's basic attributes (TODO may be null).
      Returns:
      true if this path matches the test.
      Since:
      2.9.0

    • and

      default IOFileFilter and(IOFileFilter fileFilter)
      Creates a new "and" filter with this filter.
      Parameters:
      fileFilter - the filter to "and".
      Returns:
      a new filter.
      Since:
      2.9.0

    • negate

      default IOFileFilter negate()
      Creates a new "not" filter with this filter.
      Returns:
      a new filter.
      Since:
      2.9.0

    • or

      default IOFileFilter or(IOFileFilter fileFilter)
      Creates a new "or" filter with this filter.
      Parameters:
      fileFilter - the filter to "or".
      Returns:
      a new filter.
      Since:
      2.9.0