javax.swing.filechooser
Class FileFilter

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicFileChooserUI.AcceptAllFileFilter

public abstract class FileFilter

extends Object

FileFilter is an abstract class that has no default implemention. A FileFilter, once implemented, can be set on a JFileChooser to keep unwanted files from appearing in the directory listing. A default implementation (ExtensionFileFilter) is currently in the FileChooserDemo directory, and will become a first class swing implementation in Swing 1.0.3. For an example implementation of a simple file filter, see yourJDK/demo/jfc/FileChooserDemo/ExampleFileFilter.java. For more information, see the Swing Connection article on the File Chooser

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)