1. /*

  2.  * @(#)FileFilter.java	1.11 03/12/19

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.

  5.  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.

  6.  */

  7. 

  8. package java.io;

  9. 

  10. 

  11. /**

  12.  * A filter for abstract pathnames.

  13.  *

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

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

  16.  * of the <code>{@link java.io.File}</code> class.

  17.  *

  18.  * @since 1.2

  19.  */

  20. public interface FileFilter {

  21. 

  22.     /**

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

  24.      * included in a pathname list.

  25.      *

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

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

  28.      *          should be included

  29.      */

  30.     boolean accept(File pathname);

  31. 

  32. }