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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.FilenameUtils;

Filters files using the supplied wildcards.

This filter selects files, but not directories, based on one or more wildcards and using case-sensitive comparison.

The wildcard matcher uses the characters '?' and '*' to represent a single or multiple wildcard characters. This is the same as often found on Dos/Unix command lines. The extension check is case-sensitive. See FilenameUtils.wildcardMatch(String, String) for more information.

For example:

File dir = new File(".");
FileFilter fileFilter = new WildcardFilter("*test*.java~*~");
File[] files = dir.listFiles(fileFilter);
for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
  System.out.println(files[i]);
}
Since:1.1
Deprecated:Use WildcardFileFilter. Deprecated as this class performs directory filtering which it shouldn't do, but that can't be removed due to compatibility.
/** * Filters files using the supplied wildcards. * <p> * This filter selects files, but not directories, based on one or more wildcards * and using case-sensitive comparison. * <p> * The wildcard matcher uses the characters '?' and '*' to represent a * single or multiple wildcard characters. * This is the same as often found on Dos/Unix command lines. * The extension check is case-sensitive. * See {@link FilenameUtils#wildcardMatch(String, String)} for more information. * <p> * For example: * <pre> * File dir = new File("."); * FileFilter fileFilter = new WildcardFilter("*test*.java~*~"); * File[] files = dir.listFiles(fileFilter); * for (int i = 0; i &lt; files.length; i++) { * System.out.println(files[i]); * } * </pre> * * @since 1.1 * @deprecated Use WildcardFileFilter. Deprecated as this class performs directory * filtering which it shouldn't do, but that can't be removed due to compatibility. */
@Deprecated public class WildcardFilter extends AbstractFileFilter implements Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = -5037645902506953517L;
The wildcards that will be used to match filenames.
/** The wildcards that will be used to match filenames. */
private final String[] wildcards;
Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for a single wildcard.
Params:
  • wildcard – the wildcard to match
Throws:
/** * Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for a single wildcard. * * @param wildcard the wildcard to match * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is null */
public WildcardFilter(final String wildcard) { if (wildcard == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The wildcard must not be null"); } this.wildcards = new String[] { wildcard }; }
Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for an array of wildcards.
Params:
  • wildcards – the array of wildcards to match
Throws:
/** * Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for an array of wildcards. * * @param wildcards the array of wildcards to match * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern array is null */
public WildcardFilter(final String[] wildcards) { if (wildcards == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The wildcard array must not be null"); } this.wildcards = new String[wildcards.length]; System.arraycopy(wildcards, 0, this.wildcards, 0, wildcards.length); }
Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for a list of wildcards.
Params:
  • wildcards – the list of wildcards to match
Throws:
/** * Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for a list of wildcards. * * @param wildcards the list of wildcards to match * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern list is null * @throws ClassCastException if the list does not contain Strings */
public WildcardFilter(final List<String> wildcards) { if (wildcards == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The wildcard list must not be null"); } this.wildcards = wildcards.toArray(new String[wildcards.size()]); } //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Checks to see if the filename matches one of the wildcards.
Params:
  • dir – the file directory
  • name – the filename
Returns:true if the filename matches one of the wildcards
/** * Checks to see if the filename matches one of the wildcards. * * @param dir the file directory * @param name the filename * @return true if the filename matches one of the wildcards */
@Override public boolean accept(final File dir, final String name) { if (dir != null && new File(dir, name).isDirectory()) { return false; } for (final String wildcard : wildcards) { if (FilenameUtils.wildcardMatch(name, wildcard)) { return true; } } return false; }
Checks to see if the filename matches one of the wildcards.
Params:
  • file – the file to check
Returns:true if the filename matches one of the wildcards
/** * Checks to see if the filename matches one of the wildcards. * * @param file the file to check * @return true if the filename matches one of the wildcards */
@Override public boolean accept(final File file) { if (file.isDirectory()) { return false; } for (final String wildcard : wildcards) { if (FilenameUtils.wildcardMatch(file.getName(), wildcard)) { return true; } } return false; } }