1. /*

  2.  * @(#)FileFilter.java	1.7 00/02/02

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 1998-2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  5.  * 

  6.  * This software is the proprietary information of Sun Microsystems, Inc.  

  7.  * Use is subject to license terms.

  8.  * 

  9.  */

  10. 

  11. package java.io;

  12. 

  13. 

  14. /**

  15.  * A filter for abstract pathnames.

  16.  *

  17.  * <p> Instances of this interface may be passed to the <code>{@link

  18.  * File#listFiles(java.io.FileFilter) listFiles(FileFilter)}</code> method

  19.  * of the <code>{@link java.io.FileFilter}</code> class.

  20.  *

  21.  * @since 1.2

  22.  */

  23. public interface FileFilter {

  24. 

  25.     /**

  26.      * Tests whether or not the specified abstract pathname should be

  27.      * included in a pathname list.

  28.      *

  29.      * @param  pathname  The abstract pathname to be tested

  30.      * @return  <code>true</code> if and only if <code>pathname</code>

  31.      *          should be included

  32.      */

  33.     boolean accept(File pathname);

  34. 

  35. }