org.apache.commons.io.filefilter
Class FileFilterUtils

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.FileFilterUtils

public class FileFilterUtils
extends Object

Useful utilities for working with file filters. It provides access to all file filter implementations in this package so you don't have to import every class you use.

Since:
Commons IO 1.0
Version:
$Id: FileFilterUtils.java 609286 2008-01-06 10:01:26Z scolebourne $
Author:
Stephen Colebourne, Jeremias Maerki, Masato Tezuka, Rahul Akolkar

Constructor Summary
FileFilterUtils()
          FileFilterUtils is not normally instantiated.
 
Method Summary
static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(Date cutoffDate)
          Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified cutoff date.
static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(Date cutoffDate, boolean acceptOlder)
          Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff date.
static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(File cutoffReference)
          Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified reference file.
static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(File cutoffReference, boolean acceptOlder)
          Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff reference file.
static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(long cutoff)
          Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified cutoff time.
static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(long cutoff, boolean acceptOlder)
          Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff time.
static IOFileFilter andFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter1, IOFileFilter filter2)
          Returns a filter that ANDs the two specified filters.
static IOFileFilter asFileFilter(FileFilter filter)
          Returns an IOFileFilter that wraps the FileFilter instance.
static IOFileFilter asFileFilter(FilenameFilter filter)
          Returns an IOFileFilter that wraps the FilenameFilter instance.
static IOFileFilter directoryFileFilter()
          Returns a filter that checks if the file is a directory.
static IOFileFilter falseFileFilter()
          Returns a filter that always returns false.
static IOFileFilter fileFileFilter()
          Returns a filter that checks if the file is a file (and not a directory).
static IOFileFilter makeCVSAware(IOFileFilter filter)
          Decorates a filter to make it ignore CVS directories.
static IOFileFilter makeDirectoryOnly(IOFileFilter filter)
          Decorates a filter so that it only applies to directories and not to files.
static IOFileFilter makeFileOnly(IOFileFilter filter)
          Decorates a filter so that it only applies to files and not to directories.
static IOFileFilter makeSVNAware(IOFileFilter filter)
          Decorates a filter to make it ignore SVN directories.
static IOFileFilter nameFileFilter(String name)
          Returns a filter that returns true if the filename matches the specified text.
static IOFileFilter notFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter)
          Returns a filter that NOTs the specified filter.
static IOFileFilter orFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter1, IOFileFilter filter2)
          Returns a filter that ORs the two specified filters.
static IOFileFilter prefixFileFilter(String prefix)
          Returns a filter that returns true if the filename starts with the specified text.
static IOFileFilter sizeFileFilter(long threshold)
          Returns a filter that returns true if the file is bigger than a certain size.
static IOFileFilter sizeFileFilter(long threshold, boolean acceptLarger)
          Returns a filter that filters based on file size.
static IOFileFilter sizeRangeFileFilter(long minSizeInclusive, long maxSizeInclusive)
          Returns a filter that accepts files whose size is >= minimum size and <= maximum size.
static IOFileFilter suffixFileFilter(String suffix)
          Returns a filter that returns true if the filename ends with the specified text.
static IOFileFilter trueFileFilter()
          Returns a filter that always returns true.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

FileFilterUtils

public FileFilterUtils()
FileFilterUtils is not normally instantiated.

Method Detail

prefixFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter prefixFileFilter(String prefix)
Returns a filter that returns true if the filename starts with the specified text.

Parameters:
prefix - the filename prefix
Returns:
a prefix checking filter

suffixFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter suffixFileFilter(String suffix)
Returns a filter that returns true if the filename ends with the specified text.

Parameters:
suffix - the filename suffix
Returns:
a suffix checking filter

nameFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter nameFileFilter(String name)
Returns a filter that returns true if the filename matches the specified text.

Parameters:
name - the filename
Returns:
a name checking filter

directoryFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter directoryFileFilter()
Returns a filter that checks if the file is a directory.

Returns:
file filter that accepts only directories and not files

fileFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter fileFileFilter()
Returns a filter that checks if the file is a file (and not a directory).

Returns:
file filter that accepts only files and not directories

andFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter andFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter1,
                                         IOFileFilter filter2)
Returns a filter that ANDs the two specified filters.

Parameters:
filter1 - the first filter
filter2 - the second filter
Returns:
a filter that ANDs the two specified filters

orFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter orFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter1,
                                        IOFileFilter filter2)
Returns a filter that ORs the two specified filters.

Parameters:
filter1 - the first filter
filter2 - the second filter
Returns:
a filter that ORs the two specified filters

notFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter notFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter)
Returns a filter that NOTs the specified filter.

Parameters:
filter - the filter to invert
Returns:
a filter that NOTs the specified filter

trueFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter trueFileFilter()
Returns a filter that always returns true.

Returns:
a true filter

falseFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter falseFileFilter()
Returns a filter that always returns false.

Returns:
a false filter

asFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter asFileFilter(FileFilter filter)
Returns an IOFileFilter that wraps the FileFilter instance.

Parameters:
filter - the filter to be wrapped
Returns:
a new filter that implements IOFileFilter

asFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter asFileFilter(FilenameFilter filter)
Returns an IOFileFilter that wraps the FilenameFilter instance.

Parameters:
filter - the filter to be wrapped
Returns:
a new filter that implements IOFileFilter

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(long cutoff)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified cutoff time.

Parameters:
cutoff - the time threshold
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(long cutoff,
                                         boolean acceptOlder)
Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff time.

Parameters:
cutoff - the time threshold
acceptOlder - if true, older files get accepted, if false, newer
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(Date cutoffDate)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified cutoff date.

Parameters:
cutoffDate - the time threshold
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(Date cutoffDate,
                                         boolean acceptOlder)
Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff date.

Parameters:
cutoffDate - the time threshold
acceptOlder - if true, older files get accepted, if false, newer
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(File cutoffReference)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified reference file.

Parameters:
cutoffReference - the file whose last modification time is usesd as the threshold age of the files
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(File cutoffReference,
                                         boolean acceptOlder)
Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff reference file.

Parameters:
cutoffReference - the file whose last modification time is usesd as the threshold age of the files
acceptOlder - if true, older files get accepted, if false, newer
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

sizeFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter sizeFileFilter(long threshold)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file is bigger than a certain size.

Parameters:
threshold - the file size threshold
Returns:
an appropriately configured SizeFileFilter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

sizeFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter sizeFileFilter(long threshold,
                                          boolean acceptLarger)
Returns a filter that filters based on file size.

Parameters:
threshold - the file size threshold
acceptLarger - if true, larger files get accepted, if false, smaller
Returns:
an appropriately configured SizeFileFilter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

sizeRangeFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter sizeRangeFileFilter(long minSizeInclusive,
                                               long maxSizeInclusive)
Returns a filter that accepts files whose size is >= minimum size and <= maximum size.

Parameters:
minSizeInclusive - the minimum file size (inclusive)
maxSizeInclusive - the maximum file size (inclusive)
Returns:
an appropriately configured IOFileFilter
Since:
Commons IO 1.3

makeCVSAware

public static IOFileFilter makeCVSAware(IOFileFilter filter)
Decorates a filter to make it ignore CVS directories. Passing in null will return a filter that accepts everything except CVS directories.

Parameters:
filter - the filter to decorate, null means an unrestricted filter
Returns:
the decorated filter, never null
Since:
Commons IO 1.1 (method existed but had bug in 1.0)

makeSVNAware

public static IOFileFilter makeSVNAware(IOFileFilter filter)
Decorates a filter to make it ignore SVN directories. Passing in null will return a filter that accepts everything except SVN directories.

Parameters:
filter - the filter to decorate, null means an unrestricted filter
Returns:
the decorated filter, never null
Since:
Commons IO 1.1

makeDirectoryOnly

public static IOFileFilter makeDirectoryOnly(IOFileFilter filter)
Decorates a filter so that it only applies to directories and not to files.

Parameters:
filter - the filter to decorate, null means an unrestricted filter
Returns:
the decorated filter, never null
Since:
Commons IO 1.3

makeFileOnly

public static IOFileFilter makeFileOnly(IOFileFilter filter)
Decorates a filter so that it only applies to files and not to directories.

Parameters:
filter - the filter to decorate, null means an unrestricted filter
Returns:
the decorated filter, never null
Since:
Commons IO 1.3


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