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package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.commons.io.IOCase;

Filters filenames for a certain prefix.

For example, to print all files and directories in the current directory whose name starts with Test:

File dir = new File(".");
String[] files = dir.list( new PrefixFileFilter("Test") );
for ( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) {
    System.out.println(files[i]);
}
See Also:
Since:1.0
Version:$Id$
/** * Filters filenames for a certain prefix. * <p> * For example, to print all files and directories in the * current directory whose name starts with <code>Test</code>: * * <pre> * File dir = new File("."); * String[] files = dir.list( new PrefixFileFilter("Test") ); * for ( int i = 0; i &lt; files.length; i++ ) { * System.out.println(files[i]); * } * </pre> * * @since 1.0 * @version $Id$ * @see FileFilterUtils#prefixFileFilter(String) * @see FileFilterUtils#prefixFileFilter(String, IOCase) */
public class PrefixFileFilter extends AbstractFileFilter implements Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = 8533897440809599867L;
The filename prefixes to search for
/** The filename prefixes to search for */
private final String[] prefixes;
Whether the comparison is case sensitive.
/** Whether the comparison is case sensitive. */
private final IOCase caseSensitivity;
Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a single prefix.
Params:
  • prefix – the prefix to allow, must not be null
Throws:
/** * Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a single prefix. * * @param prefix the prefix to allow, must not be null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the prefix is null */
public PrefixFileFilter(final String prefix) { this(prefix, IOCase.SENSITIVE); }
Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a single prefix specifying case-sensitivity.
Params:
  • prefix – the prefix to allow, must not be null
  • caseSensitivity – how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive
Throws:
Since:1.4
/** * Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a single prefix * specifying case-sensitivity. * * @param prefix the prefix to allow, must not be null * @param caseSensitivity how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the prefix is null * @since 1.4 */
public PrefixFileFilter(final String prefix, final IOCase caseSensitivity) { if (prefix == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The prefix must not be null"); } this.prefixes = new String[] {prefix}; this.caseSensitivity = caseSensitivity == null ? IOCase.SENSITIVE : caseSensitivity; }
Constructs a new Prefix file filter for any of an array of prefixes.

The array is not cloned, so could be changed after constructing the instance. This would be inadvisable however.

Params:
  • prefixes – the prefixes to allow, must not be null
Throws:
/** * Constructs a new Prefix file filter for any of an array of prefixes. * <p> * The array is not cloned, so could be changed after constructing the * instance. This would be inadvisable however. * * @param prefixes the prefixes to allow, must not be null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the prefix array is null */
public PrefixFileFilter(final String[] prefixes) { this(prefixes, IOCase.SENSITIVE); }
Constructs a new Prefix file filter for any of an array of prefixes specifying case-sensitivity.
Params:
  • prefixes – the prefixes to allow, must not be null
  • caseSensitivity – how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive
Throws:
Since:1.4
/** * Constructs a new Prefix file filter for any of an array of prefixes * specifying case-sensitivity. * * @param prefixes the prefixes to allow, must not be null * @param caseSensitivity how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the prefix is null * @since 1.4 */
public PrefixFileFilter(final String[] prefixes, final IOCase caseSensitivity) { if (prefixes == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The array of prefixes must not be null"); } this.prefixes = new String[prefixes.length]; System.arraycopy(prefixes, 0, this.prefixes, 0, prefixes.length); this.caseSensitivity = caseSensitivity == null ? IOCase.SENSITIVE : caseSensitivity; }
Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a list of prefixes.
Params:
  • prefixes – the prefixes to allow, must not be null
Throws:
/** * Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a list of prefixes. * * @param prefixes the prefixes to allow, must not be null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the prefix list is null * @throws ClassCastException if the list does not contain Strings */
public PrefixFileFilter(final List<String> prefixes) { this(prefixes, IOCase.SENSITIVE); }
Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a list of prefixes specifying case-sensitivity.
Params:
  • prefixes – the prefixes to allow, must not be null
  • caseSensitivity – how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive
Throws:
Since:1.4
/** * Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a list of prefixes * specifying case-sensitivity. * * @param prefixes the prefixes to allow, must not be null * @param caseSensitivity how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the prefix list is null * @throws ClassCastException if the list does not contain Strings * @since 1.4 */
public PrefixFileFilter(final List<String> prefixes, final IOCase caseSensitivity) { if (prefixes == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The list of prefixes must not be null"); } this.prefixes = prefixes.toArray(new String[prefixes.size()]); this.caseSensitivity = caseSensitivity == null ? IOCase.SENSITIVE : caseSensitivity; }
Checks to see if the filename starts with the prefix.
Params:
  • file – the File to check
Returns:true if the filename starts with one of our prefixes
/** * Checks to see if the filename starts with the prefix. * * @param file the File to check * @return true if the filename starts with one of our prefixes */
@Override public boolean accept(final File file) { final String name = file.getName(); for (final String prefix : this.prefixes) { if (caseSensitivity.checkStartsWith(name, prefix)) { return true; } } return false; }
Checks to see if the filename starts with the prefix.
Params:
  • file – the File directory
  • name – the filename
Returns:true if the filename starts with one of our prefixes
/** * Checks to see if the filename starts with the prefix. * * @param file the File directory * @param name the filename * @return true if the filename starts with one of our prefixes */
@Override public boolean accept(final File file, final String name) { for (final String prefix : prefixes) { if (caseSensitivity.checkStartsWith(name, prefix)) { return true; } } return false; }
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() { final StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(); buffer.append(super.toString()); buffer.append("("); if (prefixes != null) { for (int i = 0; i < prefixes.length; i++) { if (i > 0) { buffer.append(","); } buffer.append(prefixes[i]); } } buffer.append(")"); return buffer.toString(); } }