FilenameFilter (Java Platform SE 7 )

```
public interface FilenameFilter
```
Instances of classes that implement this interface are used to filter filenames. These instances are used to filter directory listings in the list method of class File, and by the Abstract Window Toolkit's file dialog component.

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:
FileDialog.setFilenameFilter(java.io.FilenameFilter), File, File.list(java.io.FilenameFilter)

- Method Summary
  
  Methods
  Modifier and Type Method and Description
  
  boolean accept(File dir, String name)
  Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`accept(File dir, String name)` Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.

- Method Detail
  - accept
```
boolean accept(File dir,
             String name)
```
    Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.
    
    Parameters:
    dir - the directory in which the file was found.
    name - the name of the file.
    
    Returns:
    true if and only if the name should be included in the file list; false otherwise.

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Interface FilenameFilter

Method Summary

Method Detail

accept