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package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter;

import java.io.File;

An abstract class which implements the Java FileFilter and FilenameFilter
interfaces via the IOFileFilter interface.

Note that a subclass must override one of the accept methods,
otherwise your class will infinitely loop.
Since:
1.0
Version:
$Id$/**
 * An abstract class which implements the Java FileFilter and FilenameFilter
 * interfaces via the IOFileFilter interface.
 * <p>
 * Note that a subclass <b>must</b> override one of the accept methods,
 * otherwise your class will infinitely loop.
 *
 * @since 1.0
 * @version $Id$
 */
public abstract class AbstractFileFilter implements IOFileFilter {

    
Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.
Params:
file –  the File to check
Returns:
true if this file matches the test/**
     * Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.
     *
     * @param file  the File to check
     * @return true if this file matches the test
     */
    @Override
    public boolean accept(final File file) {
        return accept(file.getParentFile(), file.getName());
    }

    
Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.
Params:
dir –  the directory File to check
name –  the filename within the directory to check
Returns:
true if this file matches the test/**
     * Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.
     *
     * @param dir  the directory File to check
     * @param name  the filename within the directory to check
     * @return true if this file matches the test
     */
    @Override
    public boolean accept(final File dir, final String name) {
        return accept(new File(dir, name));
    }

    
Provide a String representation of this file filter.
Returns:
a String representation/**
     * Provide a String representation of this file filter.
     *
     * @return a String representation
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return getClass().getSimpleName();
    }

}