Package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter

Class MagicNumberFileFilter

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter
org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.MagicNumberFileFilter
All Implemented Interfaces:
FileFilter, FilenameFilter, Serializable, FileVisitor<Path>, PathMatcher, PathFilter, PathVisitor, IOFileFilter
public class MagicNumberFileFilter extends AbstractFileFilter implements Serializable

File filter for matching files containing a "magic number". A magic number is a unique series of bytes common to all files of a specific file format. For instance, all Java class files begin with the bytes 0xCAFEBABE.

Using Classic IO

 File dir = FileUtils.current();
 MagicNumberFileFilter javaClassFileFilter =
     MagicNumberFileFilter(new byte[] {(byte) 0xCA, (byte) 0xFE,
       (byte) 0xBA, (byte) 0xBE});
 String[] javaClassFiles = dir.list(javaClassFileFilter);
 for (String javaClassFile : javaClassFiles) {
     System.out.println(javaClassFile);
 }

Sometimes, such as in the case of TAR files, the magic number will be offset by a certain number of bytes in the file. In the case of TAR archive files, this offset is 257 bytes. 

 File dir = FileUtils.current();
 MagicNumberFileFilter tarFileFilter =
     MagicNumberFileFilter("ustar", 257);
 String[] tarFiles = dir.list(tarFileFilter);
 for (String tarFile : tarFiles) {
     System.out.println(tarFile);
 }

Using NIO

 final Path dir = PathUtils.current();
 final AccumulatorPathVisitor visitor = AccumulatorPathVisitor.withLongCounters(MagicNumberFileFilter("ustar", 257));
 //
 // Walk one dir
 Files.walkFileTree(dir, Collections.emptySet(), 1, visitor);
 System.out.println(visitor.getPathCounters());
 System.out.println(visitor.getFileList());
 //
 visitor.getPathCounters().reset();
 //
 // Walk dir tree
 Files.walkFileTree(dir, visitor);
 System.out.println(visitor.getPathCounters());
 System.out.println(visitor.getDirList());
 System.out.println(visitor.getFileList());

Deprecating Serialization

Serialization is deprecated and will be removed in 3.0.

Deprecating Serialization

Serialization is deprecated and will be removed in 3.0.

Since:
2.0
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • MagicNumberFileFilter

      public MagicNumberFileFilter(byte[] magicNumber)

      Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files. This constructor assumes a starting offset of 0.

      It is important to note that the array is not cloned and that any changes to the magic number array after construction will affect the behavior of this file filter. 

       MagicNumberFileFilter javaClassFileFilter =
     MagicNumberFileFilter(new byte[] {(byte) 0xCA, (byte) 0xFE,
       (byte) 0xBA, (byte) 0xBE});
      Parameters:
      magicNumber - the magic number to look for in the file.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if magicNumber is null, or contains no bytes.

    • MagicNumberFileFilter

      public MagicNumberFileFilter(byte[] magicNumbers, long offset)

      Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files and the byte offset location in the file to to look for that magic number. 

       MagicNumberFileFilter tarFileFilter =
     MagicNumberFileFilter(new byte[] {0x75, 0x73, 0x74, 0x61, 0x72}, 257);
 
       MagicNumberFileFilter javaClassFileFilter =
     MagicNumberFileFilter(new byte[] {0xCA, 0xFE, 0xBA, 0xBE}, 0);
      Parameters:
      magicNumbers - the magic number to look for in the file.
      offset - the byte offset in the file to start comparing bytes.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if magicNumber contains no bytes, or offset is a negative number.

    • MagicNumberFileFilter

      public MagicNumberFileFilter(String magicNumber)

      Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files. This constructor assumes a starting offset of 0.

      Example usage: 
       
 MagicNumberFileFilter xmlFileFilter =
     MagicNumberFileFilter("<?xml");
      Parameters:
      magicNumber - the magic number to look for in the file. The string is converted to bytes using the platform default charset.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if magicNumber is null or the empty String.

    • MagicNumberFileFilter

      public MagicNumberFileFilter(String magicNumber, long offset)

      Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files and the byte offset location in the file to to look for that magic number. 

       MagicNumberFileFilter tarFileFilter =
     MagicNumberFileFilter("ustar", 257);
      Parameters:
      magicNumber - the magic number to look for in the file. The string is converted to bytes using the platform default charset.
      offset - the byte offset in the file to start comparing bytes.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if magicNumber is the empty String, or offset is a negative number.

  • Method Details

    • accept

      public boolean accept(File file)

      Accepts the provided file if the file contains the file filter's magic number at the specified offset.

      If any IOExceptions occur while reading the file, the file will be rejected.

      Specified by:
      accept in interface FileFilter
      Specified by:
      accept in interface IOFileFilter
      Overrides:
      accept in class AbstractFileFilter
      Parameters:
      file - the file to accept or reject.
      Returns:
      true if the file contains the filter's magic number at the specified offset, false otherwise.

    • accept

      public FileVisitResult accept(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attributes)

      Accepts the provided file if the file contains the file filter's magic number at the specified offset.

      If any IOExceptions occur while reading the file, the file will be rejected.

      Specified by:
      accept in interface IOFileFilter
      Specified by:
      accept in interface PathFilter
      Parameters:
      file - the file to accept or reject.
      attributes - the file's basic attributes (TODO may be null).
      Returns:
      true if the file contains the filter's magic number at the specified offset, false otherwise.
      Since:
      2.9.0

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Returns a String representation of the file filter, which includes the magic number bytes and byte offset.
      Overrides:
      toString in class AbstractFileFilter
      Returns:
      a String representation of the file filter.