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package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.Serializable;

This filter accepts Files that can be written to.

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

File dir = new File(".");
String[] files = dir.list( CanWriteFileFilter.CAN_WRITE );
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 un-writable files:

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

N.B. For read-only files, use CanReadFileFilter.READ_ONLY.

Since:1.3
Version:$Id$
/** * This filter accepts <code>File</code>s that can be written to. * <p> * Example, showing how to print out a list of the * current directory's <i>writable</i> files: * * <pre> * File dir = new File("."); * String[] files = dir.list( CanWriteFileFilter.CAN_WRITE ); * for ( int i = 0; i &lt; files.length; i++ ) { * System.out.println(files[i]); * } * </pre> * * <p> * Example, showing how to print out a list of the * current directory's <i>un-writable</i> files: * * <pre> * File dir = new File("."); * String[] files = dir.list( CanWriteFileFilter.CANNOT_WRITE ); * for ( int i = 0; i &lt; files.length; i++ ) { * System.out.println(files[i]); * } * </pre> * * <p> * <b>N.B.</b> For read-only files, use * <code>CanReadFileFilter.READ_ONLY</code>. * * @since 1.3 * @version $Id$ */
public class CanWriteFileFilter extends AbstractFileFilter implements Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = 5132005214688990379L;
Singleton instance of writable filter
/** Singleton instance of <i>writable</i> filter */
public static final IOFileFilter CAN_WRITE = new CanWriteFileFilter();
Singleton instance of not writable filter
/** Singleton instance of not <i>writable</i> filter */
public static final IOFileFilter CANNOT_WRITE = new NotFileFilter(CAN_WRITE);
Restrictive constructor.
/** * Restrictive constructor. */
protected CanWriteFileFilter() { }
Checks to see if the file can be written to.
Params:
  • file – the File to check
Returns:true if the file can be written to, otherwise false.
/** * Checks to see if the file can be written to. * * @param file the File to check * @return {@code true} if the file can be * written to, otherwise {@code false}. */
@Override public boolean accept(final File file) { return file.canWrite(); } }