FileFilter
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A filter for abstract pathnames.
Instances of this interface may be passed to the listFiles(FileFilter)File
Public Method Summary
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abstract
boolean
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accept( File pathname)
Tests whether or not the specified abstract pathname should be
included in a pathname list.
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Public Methods
public
abstract
boolean
accept
(File pathname)
Tests whether or not the specified abstract pathname should be
included in a pathname list.
Parameters
| pathname |
The abstract pathname to be tested |
Returns
true if and only if pathname
should be included
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Last updated 2024-07-10 UTC.
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