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 yourSDK/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)

 

Constructor Summary

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
 

 

Constructor Detail

 

FileFilter

public FileFilter()

 

Method Detail

 

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)