org.apache.commons.io.filefilter

Class FileFilterUtils


public class FileFilterUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Useful utilities for working with file filters. It provides access to all file filter implementations in this package so you don't have to import every class you use.
Version:
$Id: FileFilterUtils.java 369075 2006-01-14 18:23:42Z scolebourne $
Authors:
Henri Yandell
Stephen Colebourne
Jeremias Maerki
Masato Tezuka
Rahul Akolkar
Since:
Commons IO 1.0

Field Summary

private static IOFileFilter
cvsFilter
private static IOFileFilter
svnFilter

Constructor Summary

FileFilterUtils()
FileFilterUtils is not normally instantiated.

Method Summary

static IOFileFilter
ageFileFilter(Date cutoffDate)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified cutoff date.
static IOFileFilter
ageFileFilter(Date cutoffDate, boolean acceptOlder)
Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff date.
static IOFileFilter
ageFileFilter(File cutoffReference)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified reference file.
static IOFileFilter
ageFileFilter(File cutoffReference, boolean acceptOlder)
Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff reference file.
static IOFileFilter
ageFileFilter(long cutoff)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified cutoff time.
static IOFileFilter
ageFileFilter(long cutoff, boolean acceptOlder)
Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff time.
static IOFileFilter
andFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter1, IOFileFilter filter2)
Returns a filter that ANDs the two specified filters.
static IOFileFilter
asFileFilter(FileFilter filter)
Returns an IOFileFilter that wraps the FileFilter instance.
static IOFileFilter
asFileFilter(FilenameFilter filter)
Returns an IOFileFilter that wraps the FilenameFilter instance.
static IOFileFilter
directoryFileFilter()
Returns a filter that checks if the file is a directory.
static IOFileFilter
falseFileFilter()
Returns a filter that always returns false.
static IOFileFilter
makeCVSAware(IOFileFilter filter)
Returns an IOFileFilter that ignores CVS directories.
static IOFileFilter
makeSVNAware(IOFileFilter filter)
Returns an IOFileFilter that ignores SVN directories.
static IOFileFilter
nameFileFilter(String name)
Returns a filter that returns true if the filename matches the specified text.
static IOFileFilter
notFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter)
Returns a filter that NOTs the specified filter.
static IOFileFilter
orFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter1, IOFileFilter filter2)
Returns a filter that ORs the two specified filters.
static IOFileFilter
prefixFileFilter(String prefix)
Returns a filter that returns true if the filename starts with the specified text.
static IOFileFilter
sizeFileFilter(long threshold)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file is bigger than a certain size.
static IOFileFilter
sizeFileFilter(long threshold, boolean acceptLarger)
Returns a filter that filters based on file size.
static IOFileFilter
suffixFileFilter(String suffix)
Returns a filter that returns true if the filename ends with the specified text.
static IOFileFilter
trueFileFilter()
Returns a filter that always returns true.

Field Details

cvsFilter

private static IOFileFilter cvsFilter

svnFilter

private static IOFileFilter svnFilter

Constructor Details

FileFilterUtils

public FileFilterUtils()
FileFilterUtils is not normally instantiated.

Method Details

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(Date cutoffDate)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified cutoff date.
Parameters:
cutoffDate - the time threshold
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(Date cutoffDate,
                                         boolean acceptOlder)
Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff date.
Parameters:
cutoffDate - the time threshold
acceptOlder - if true, older files get accepted, if false, newer
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(File cutoffReference)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified reference file.
Parameters:
cutoffReference - the file whose last modification time is usesd as the threshold age of the files
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(File cutoffReference,
                                         boolean acceptOlder)
Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff reference file.
Parameters:
cutoffReference - the file whose last modification time is usesd as the threshold age of the files
acceptOlder - if true, older files get accepted, if false, newer
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(long cutoff)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file was last modified after the specified cutoff time.
Parameters:
cutoff - the time threshold
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

ageFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter ageFileFilter(long cutoff,
                                         boolean acceptOlder)
Returns a filter that filters files based on a cutoff time.
Parameters:
cutoff - the time threshold
acceptOlder - if true, older files get accepted, if false, newer
Returns:
an appropriately configured age file filter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

andFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter andFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter1,
                                         IOFileFilter filter2)
Returns a filter that ANDs the two specified filters.
Parameters:
filter1 - the first filter
filter2 - the second filter
Returns:
a filter that ANDs the two specified filters

asFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter asFileFilter(FileFilter filter)
Returns an IOFileFilter that wraps the FileFilter instance.
Parameters:
filter - the filter to be wrapped
Returns:
a new filter that implements IOFileFilter

asFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter asFileFilter(FilenameFilter filter)
Returns an IOFileFilter that wraps the FilenameFilter instance.
Parameters:
filter - the filter to be wrapped
Returns:
a new filter that implements IOFileFilter

directoryFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter directoryFileFilter()
Returns a filter that checks if the file is a directory.
Returns:
directory file filter

falseFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter falseFileFilter()
Returns a filter that always returns false.
Returns:
a false filter

makeCVSAware

public static IOFileFilter makeCVSAware(IOFileFilter filter)
Returns an IOFileFilter that ignores CVS directories. You may optionally pass in an existing IOFileFilter in which case it is extended to exclude CVS directories.
Parameters:
filter - IOFileFilter to wrap, null if a new IOFileFilter should be created
Returns:
the requested (combined) filter
Since:
1.1 (method existed but had bug in 1.0)

makeSVNAware

public static IOFileFilter makeSVNAware(IOFileFilter filter)
Returns an IOFileFilter that ignores SVN directories. You may optionally pass in an existing IOFileFilter in which case it is extended to exclude SVN directories.
Parameters:
filter - IOFileFilter to wrap, null if a new IOFileFilter should be created
Returns:
the requested (combined) filter
Since:
1.1

nameFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter nameFileFilter(String name)
Returns a filter that returns true if the filename matches the specified text.
Parameters:
name - the filename
Returns:
a name checking filter

notFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter notFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter)
Returns a filter that NOTs the specified filter.
Parameters:
filter - the filter to invert
Returns:
a filter that NOTs the specified filter

orFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter orFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter1,
                                        IOFileFilter filter2)
Returns a filter that ORs the two specified filters.
Parameters:
filter1 - the first filter
filter2 - the second filter
Returns:
a filter that ORs the two specified filters

prefixFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter prefixFileFilter(String prefix)
Returns a filter that returns true if the filename starts with the specified text.
Parameters:
prefix - the filename prefix
Returns:
a prefix checking filter

sizeFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter sizeFileFilter(long threshold)
Returns a filter that returns true if the file is bigger than a certain size.
Parameters:
threshold - the file size threshold
Returns:
an appropriately configured SizeFileFilter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

sizeFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter sizeFileFilter(long threshold,
                                          boolean acceptLarger)
Returns a filter that filters based on file size.
Parameters:
threshold - the file size threshold
acceptLarger - if true, larger files get accepted, if false, smaller
Returns:
an appropriately configured SizeFileFilter
Since:
Commons IO 1.2

suffixFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter suffixFileFilter(String suffix)
Returns a filter that returns true if the filename ends with the specified text.
Parameters:
suffix - the filename suffix
Returns:
a suffix checking filter

trueFileFilter

public static IOFileFilter trueFileFilter()
Returns a filter that always returns true.
Returns:
a true filter