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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.
Summary
Public methods |
|---|
abstract
boolean
|
accept(File dir, String name)
Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.
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Public methods
accept
public abstract boolean accept (File dir,
String name)
Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.
| Parameters |
|---|
dir |
File: the directory in which the file was found. |
name |
String: the name of the file. |
| Returns |
|---|
boolean |
true if and only if the name should be
included in the file list; false otherwise. |
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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