This interface, added in Java 1.2,
defines an accept( ) method that filters a list of
files. You can list the contents of a
directory by calling the
listFiles( ) method of the File
object that represents the desired directory. If you want a filtered
listing, such as a listing of files but not subdirectories or a
listing of files whose names end in .class, you
can pass a FileFilter object to
listFiles( ). For each entry in the directory, a
File object is passed to the accept(
) method. If accept( ) returns
true, that File is included in
the return value of listFiles( ). If
accept( ) returns false, that entry is not
included in the listing. Use FilenameFilter if
compatibility with previous releases of Java is required or if you
prefer to filter filenames (i.e., String objects)
rather than File objects.
public interface FileFilter {
// Public Instance Methods
boolean accept(File pathname);
}
