org.apache.commons.io.filefilter

Class WildcardFileFilter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter

org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.WildcardFileFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.FileFilter, java.io.FilenameFilter, java.io.Serializable, IOFileFilter

public class WildcardFileFilter
extends AbstractFileFilter
implements java.io.Serializable

Filters files using the supplied wildcards.

This filter selects files and directories based on one or more wildcards. Testing is case-sensitive by default, but this can be configured.

The wildcard matcher uses the characters '?' and '*' to represent a single or multiple wildcard characters. This is the same as often found on Dos/Unix command lines. The check is case-sensitive by default. See FilenameUtils.wildcardMatchOnSystem(java.lang.String, java.lang.String) for more information.

For example:

 File dir = new File(".");
 FileFilter fileFilter = new WildcardFileFilter("*test*.java~*~");
 File[] files = dir.listFiles(fileFilter);
 for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
   System.out.println(files[i]);
 }
 

Since:

1.3

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WildcardFileFilter(java.util.List<java.lang.String> wildcards) Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for a list of wildcards.
WildcardFileFilter(java.util.List<java.lang.String> wildcards, IOCase caseSensitivity) Construct a new wildcard filter for a list of wildcards specifying case-sensitivity.
WildcardFileFilter(java.lang.String wildcard) Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for a single wildcard.
WildcardFileFilter(java.lang.String[] wildcards) Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for an array of wildcards.
WildcardFileFilter(java.lang.String[] wildcards, IOCase caseSensitivity) Construct a new wildcard filter for an array of wildcards specifying case-sensitivity.
WildcardFileFilter(java.lang.String wildcard, IOCase caseSensitivity) Construct a new wildcard filter for a single wildcard specifying case-sensitivity.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	accept(java.io.File file) Checks to see if the filename matches one of the wildcards.
boolean	accept(java.io.File dir, java.lang.String name) Checks to see if the filename matches one of the wildcards.
java.lang.String	toString() Provide a String representation of this file filter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

WildcardFileFilter

public WildcardFileFilter(java.lang.String wildcard)

Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for a single wildcard.

Parameters:

wildcard - the wildcard to match

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the pattern is null

WildcardFileFilter

public WildcardFileFilter(java.lang.String wildcard,
                          IOCase caseSensitivity)

Construct a new wildcard filter for a single wildcard specifying case-sensitivity.

Parameters:

wildcard - the wildcard to match, not null

caseSensitivity - how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the pattern is null

WildcardFileFilter

public WildcardFileFilter(java.lang.String[] wildcards)

Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for an array of wildcards.

Parameters:

wildcards - the array of wildcards to match

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the pattern array is null

WildcardFileFilter

public WildcardFileFilter(java.lang.String[] wildcards,
                          IOCase caseSensitivity)

Construct a new wildcard filter for an array of wildcards specifying case-sensitivity.

Parameters:

wildcards - the array of wildcards to match, not null

caseSensitivity - how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the pattern array is null

WildcardFileFilter

public WildcardFileFilter(java.util.List<java.lang.String> wildcards)

Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for a list of wildcards.

Parameters:

wildcards - the list of wildcards to match, not null

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the pattern list is null

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the list does not contain Strings

WildcardFileFilter

public WildcardFileFilter(java.util.List<java.lang.String> wildcards,
                          IOCase caseSensitivity)

Construct a new wildcard filter for a list of wildcards specifying case-sensitivity.

Parameters:

wildcards - the list of wildcards to match, not null

caseSensitivity - how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the pattern list is null

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the list does not contain Strings

Method Detail

accept

public boolean accept(java.io.File dir,
                      java.lang.String name)

Checks to see if the filename matches one of the wildcards.

Specified by:

accept in interface java.io.FilenameFilter

Specified by:

accept in interface IOFileFilter

Overrides:

accept in class AbstractFileFilter

Parameters:

dir - the file directory (ignored)

name - the filename

Returns:

true if the filename matches one of the wildcards

accept

public boolean accept(java.io.File file)

Checks to see if the filename matches one of the wildcards.

Specified by:

accept in interface java.io.FileFilter

Specified by:

accept in interface IOFileFilter

Overrides:

accept in class AbstractFileFilter

Parameters:

file - the file to check

Returns:

true if the filename matches one of the wildcards

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Provide a String representation of this file filter.

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractFileFilter

Returns:

a String representation