| /* FileFilter.java -- Filter a list of pathnames |
| Copyright (C) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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| package java.io; |
| |
| /** |
| * This interface has one method which is used for filtering pathnames |
| * returned in a pathname listing. It is currently used by the |
| * <code>File.listFiles()</code> method. |
| * <p> |
| * The method in this interface determines if a particular pathname should |
| * or should not be included in the pathname listing. |
| * |
| * @version 0.0 |
| * |
| * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com) |
| */ |
| public interface FileFilter |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * This method determines whether or not a given pathname should be included |
| * in a pathname listing. |
| * |
| * @param pathname The pathname to test |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if the path should be included in the list, <code>false</code> otherwise. |
| */ |
| public abstract boolean |
| accept(File pathname); |
| |
| } // interface FileFilter |
| |