JavaTM 2 Platform Std. Ed. v1.5.0
javax.swing.filechooser
Class FileFilter
java.lang.Object
javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter
- Direct Known Subclasses:
- BasicFileChooserUI.AcceptAllFileFilter
public abstract class FileFilter - extends Object
FileFilter is an abstract class that has no default
implementation. A FileFilter , once implemented,
can be set on a JFileChooser to
keep unwanted files from appearing in the directory listing.
For an example implementation of a simple file filter, see
yourJDK/demo/jfc/FileChooserDemo/ExampleFileFilter.java .
For more information and examples see
How to Use File Choosers,
a section in The Java Tutorial.
- See Also:
JFileChooser.setFileFilter(javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter) ,
JFileChooser.addChoosableFileFilter(javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter)
Method Summary |
abstract boolean |
accept(File f)
Whether the given file is accepted by this filter. |
abstract String |
getDescription()
The description of this filter. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
FileFilter
public FileFilter()
accept
public abstract boolean accept(File f)
- Whether the given file is accepted by this filter.
getDescription
public abstract String getDescription()
- The description of this filter. For example: "JPG and GIF Images"
- See Also:
FileView.getName(java.io.File)
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