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DirectoryStream.Filter
public
static
interface
DirectoryStream.Filter
| java.nio.file.DirectoryStream.Filter<T>
|
An interface that is implemented by objects that decide if a directory
entry should be accepted or filtered. A Filter is passed as the
parameter to the Files.newDirectoryStream(Path,DirectoryStream.Filter)
method when opening a directory to iterate over the entries in the
directory.
Summary
Public methods |
|---|
abstract
boolean
|
accept(T entry)
Decides if the given directory entry should be accepted or filtered.
|
Public methods
accept
public abstract boolean accept (T entry)
Decides if the given directory entry should be accepted or filtered.
| Parameters |
|---|
entry |
T: the directory entry to be tested |
| Returns |
|---|
boolean |
true if the directory entry should be accepted |
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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