org.apache.commons.io.filefilter
Class HiddenFileFilter

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter
      extended by org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.HiddenFileFilter
All Implemented Interfaces:
FileFilter, FilenameFilter, Serializable, IOFileFilter

public class HiddenFileFilter
extends AbstractFileFilter
implements Serializable

This filter accepts Files that are hidden.

Example, showing how to print out a list of the current directory's hidden files:

 File dir = new File(".");
 String[] files = dir.list( HiddenFileFilter.HIDDEN );
 for ( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) {
     System.out.println(files[i]);
 }
 

Example, showing how to print out a list of the current directory's visible (i.e. not hidden) files:

 File dir = new File(".");
 String[] files = dir.list( HiddenFileFilter.VISIBLE );
 for ( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) {
     System.out.println(files[i]);
 }
 

Since:
1.3
Version:
$Id: HiddenFileFilter.java 1307462 2012-03-30 15:13:11Z ggregory $
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
static IOFileFilter HIDDEN
          Singleton instance of hidden filter
static IOFileFilter VISIBLE
          Singleton instance of visible filter
 
Constructor Summary
protected HiddenFileFilter()
          Restrictive consructor.
 
Method Summary
 boolean accept(File file)
          Checks to see if the file is hidden.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter
accept, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

HIDDEN

public static final IOFileFilter HIDDEN
Singleton instance of hidden filter


VISIBLE

public static final IOFileFilter VISIBLE
Singleton instance of visible filter

Constructor Detail

HiddenFileFilter

protected HiddenFileFilter()
Restrictive consructor.

Method Detail

accept

public boolean accept(File file)
Checks to see if the file is hidden.

Specified by:
accept in interface FileFilter
Specified by:
accept in interface IOFileFilter
Overrides:
accept in class AbstractFileFilter
Parameters:
file - the File to check
Returns:
true if the file is hidden, otherwise false.


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