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javax.swing.filechooser
Class FileFilter


java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter
Direct Known Subclasses:
BasicFileChooserUI.AcceptAllFileFilter , FileNameExtensionFilter 
public abstract class FileFilter
extends Object

FileFilter is an abstract class used by JFileChooser for filtering the set of files shown to the user. See FileNameExtensionFilter for an implementation that filters using the file name extension.

has no default implementation. A FileFilter FileFilter, once implemented, can be set on a JFileChooser to keep unwanted files from appearing in the directory listing. For an example implementation of a simple file filter, see yourJDK /demo/jfc/FileChooserDemo/ExampleFileFilter.java. For more information and examples see How to Use File Choosers , a section in The Java Tutorial.

See Also:
FileNameExtensionFilter JFileChooser.setFileFilter(javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter) , JFileChooser.setFileFilter(javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter) , JFileChooser.addChoosableFileFilter(javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter)

Constructor Summary
FileFilter ()
           
 
Method Summary
abstract  boolean accept ( File  f)
          Whether the given file is accepted by this filter.
abstract   String getDescription ()
          The description of this filter.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object
clone , equals , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , toString , wait , wait , wait
 

Constructor Detail

FileFilter


public FileFilter()
Method Detail

accept


public abstract boolean accept(File f)
Whether the given file is accepted by this filter.

getDescription


public abstract String getDescription()
The description of this filter. For example: "JPG and GIF Images"

See Also:
FileView.getName(java.io.File)