FileFilter.java

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package java.io;

/**
 * An interface for filtering {@link File} objects based on their names
 * or other information.
 *
 * @see File#listFiles(FileFilter)
 */
public interface FileFilter {

    /**
     * Indicating whether a specific file should be included in a pathname list.
     *
     * @param pathname
     *            the abstract file to check.
     * @return {@code true} if the file should be included, {@code false}
     *         otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean accept(File pathname);
}