org.apache.commons.io.filefilter

Class HiddenFileFilter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter

org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.HiddenFileFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class HiddenFileFilter
extends AbstractFileFilter
implements java.io.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

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static IOFileFilter	HIDDEN Singleton instance of hidden filter
static IOFileFilter	VISIBLE Singleton instance of visible filter

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	accept(java.io.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

equals, 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

Method Detail

accept

public boolean accept(java.io.File file)

Checks to see if the file is hidden.

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 file is hidden, otherwise false.