Package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter

Class AbstractFileFilter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

FileFilter, FilenameFilter, FileVisitor<Path>, PathMatcher, PathFilter, PathVisitor, IOFileFilter

Direct Known Subclasses:

AgeFileFilter, AndFileFilter, CanExecuteFileFilter, CanReadFileFilter, CanWriteFileFilter, DelegateFileFilter, DirectoryFileFilter, EmptyFileFilter, FileEqualsFileFilter, FileFileFilter, HiddenFileFilter, MagicNumberFileFilter, NameFileFilter, NotFileFilter, OrFileFilter, PathEqualsFileFilter, PathMatcherFileFilter, PathVisitorFileFilter, PrefixFileFilter, RegexFileFilter, SizeFileFilter, SuffixFileFilter, SymbolicLinkFileFilter, WildcardFileFilter, WildcardFilter

public abstract class AbstractFileFilter
extends Object
implements IOFileFilter, PathVisitor

Abstracts the implementation of the FileFilter (IO), FilenameFilter (IO), PathFilter (NIO) interfaces via our own IOFileFilter interface.

Note that a subclass MUST override one of the accept methods, otherwise that subclass will infinitely loop.

Since:

1.0

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.IOFileFilter

EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
	AbstractFileFilter()	Constructs a new instance.
protected	AbstractFileFilter(FileVisitResult onAccept, FileVisitResult onReject)	Constructs a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	accept(File file)	Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.
boolean	accept(File dir, String name)	Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.
protected FileVisitResult	handle(Throwable t)	Handles exceptions caught while accepting.
FileVisitResult	postVisitDirectory(Path dir, IOException exc)
FileVisitResult	preVisitDirectory(Path dir, BasicFileAttributes attributes)
String	toString()	Provides a String representation of this file filter.
FileVisitResult	visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attributes)
FileVisitResult	visitFileFailed(Path file, IOException exc)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.IOFileFilter

accept, and, matches, negate, or

Constructor Details

AbstractFileFilter

public AbstractFileFilter()

Constructs a new instance.

AbstractFileFilter

protected AbstractFileFilter(FileVisitResult onAccept,
 FileVisitResult onReject)

Constructs a new instance.

Parameters:

onAccept - What to do on acceptance.

onReject - What to do on rejection.

Since:

2.12.0.

Method Details

accept

public boolean accept(File file)

Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.

Specified by:

accept in interface FileFilter

Specified by:

accept in interface IOFileFilter

Parameters:

file - the File to check

Returns:

true if this file matches the test

accept

public boolean accept(File dir,
 String name)

Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.

Specified by:

accept in interface FilenameFilter

Specified by:

accept in interface IOFileFilter

Parameters:

dir - the directory File to check

name - the file name within the directory to check

Returns:

true if this file matches the test

handle

protected FileVisitResult handle(Throwable t)

Handles exceptions caught while accepting.

Parameters:

t - the caught Throwable.

Returns:

the given Throwable.

Since:

2.9.0

postVisitDirectory

public FileVisitResult postVisitDirectory(Path dir,
 IOException exc)
                                   throws IOException

Specified by:

postVisitDirectory in interface FileVisitor<Path>

Throws:

IOException

preVisitDirectory

public FileVisitResult preVisitDirectory(Path dir,
 BasicFileAttributes attributes)
                                  throws IOException

Specified by:

preVisitDirectory in interface FileVisitor<Path>

Throws:

IOException

toString

public String toString()

Provides a String representation of this file filter.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a String representation

visitFile

public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file,
 BasicFileAttributes attributes)
                          throws IOException

Specified by:

visitFile in interface FileVisitor<Path>

Throws:

IOException

visitFileFailed

public FileVisitResult visitFileFailed(Path file,
 IOException exc)
                                throws IOException

Specified by:

visitFileFailed in interface FileVisitor<Path>

Throws:

IOException