de.dimensionv.java.libraries.common.utilities.file.filefilters

Class FileFileFilter

java.lang.Object

de.dimensionv.java.libraries.common.utilities.file.filefilters.AbstractFileFilter

de.dimensionv.java.libraries.common.utilities.file.filefilters.FileFileFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

FileFilter

public class FileFileFilter
extends AbstractFileFilter

A FileFilter that allows files only.

Depending on how it's initialized, it can also show hidden files. The default behavior is to not show hidden files.

Since:

API 1.3.0

Version:

1.0

Author:

Volkmar Seifert <vs@DimensionV.de>

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class de.dimensionv.java.libraries.common.utilities.file.filefilters.AbstractFileFilter

showHidden

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileFileFilter() Creates a new FileFileFilter object with the default behavior, meaning hidden files will not be shown.
FileFileFilter(boolean showHidden) Creates a new FileFileFilter object with the behavior defined by the parameter showHidden.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	accept(File file)

Methods inherited from class de.dimensionv.java.libraries.common.utilities.file.filefilters.AbstractFileFilter

isFileHidden, isShowHidden, setShowHidden

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FileFileFilter

public FileFileFilter()

Creates a new FileFileFilter object with the default behavior, meaning hidden files will not be shown.

Since:

Class 1.0, API 1.3.0

FileFileFilter

public FileFileFilter(boolean showHidden)

Creates a new FileFileFilter object with the behavior defined by the parameter showHidden.

• true will enable the display of hidden files.
• false will enable the default behavior of not showing hidden files.

Parameters:

showHidden - Defines whether to show hidden files or not.

Since:

Class 1.0, API 1.3.0

Method Detail

accept

public boolean accept(File file)

Specified by:

accept in interface FileFilter

Specified by:

accept in class AbstractFileFilter

Parameters:

file - The File object to check

Returns:

true if the file matches the criteria (at least "File.isFile()"), false otherwise.