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package java.io;


A filter for abstract pathnames.
 Instances of this interface may be passed to the listFiles(FileFilter) method
of the File class.
Since:
1.2/**
 * A filter for abstract pathnames.
 *
 * <p> Instances of this interface may be passed to the <code>{@link
 * File#listFiles(java.io.FileFilter) listFiles(FileFilter)}</code> method
 * of the <code>{@link java.io.File}</code> class.
 *
 * @since 1.2
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface FileFilter {

    
Tests whether or not the specified abstract pathname should be
included in a pathname list.
Params:
pathname –  The abstract pathname to be tested
Returns:
 true if and only if pathname should be included/**
     * Tests whether or not the specified abstract pathname should be
     * included in a pathname list.
     *
     * @param  pathname  The abstract pathname to be tested
     * @return  {@code true} if and only if {@code pathname}
     *          should be included
     */
    boolean accept(File pathname);
}