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Android APIs
Added in API level 1
public interface

FilenameFilter

java.io.FilenameFilter

Class Overview

An interface for filtering File objects based on their names or the directory they reside in.

See Also

Summary

Public Methods
abstract boolean accept ( File dir, String filename)
Indicates if a specific filename matches this filter.

Public Methods

public abstract boolean accept ( File dir, String filename)

Added in API level 1

Indicates if a specific filename matches this filter.

Parameters
dir the directory in which the filename was found.
filename the name of the file in dir to test.
Returns
  • true if the filename matches the filter and can be included in the list, false otherwise.