Added in [API level 26](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

# DirectoryStream.Filter


`
public
static


interface
DirectoryStream.Filter
`


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| java.nio.file.DirectoryStream.Filter\<T\> |

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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 `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/nio/file/Files#newDirectoryStream(java.nio.file.Path,%20java.nio.file.DirectoryStream.Filter<?%20super%20java.nio.file.Path>)`
method when opening a directory to iterate over the entries in the
directory.

## Summary

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` abstract boolean` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/nio/file/DirectoryStream.Filter#accept(T)(T entry) ` Decides if the given directory entry should be accepted or filtered. |

## Public methods

### accept

Added in [API level 26](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public abstract boolean accept (T entry)
```

Decides if the given directory entry should be accepted or filtered.

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| Parameters ||
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| `entry` | `T`: the directory entry to be tested <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `boolean` | `true` if the directory entry should be accepted <br /> |

| Throws ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/IOException` | If an I/O error occurs |