Interface DirectoryStream.Filter<T>

Type Parameters:
T - the type of the directory entry
Enclosing interface:
DirectoryStream<T>
Functional Interface:
This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
@FunctionalInterface
public static interface DirectoryStream.Filter<T>

An interface that is implemented by objects that decide if a directory entry should be accepted or filtered. A Filter is passed as the parameter to the Files.newDirectoryStream(Path,DirectoryStream.Filter) method when opening a directory to iterate over the entries in the directory.

Since:
1.7

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description
boolean accept​(T entry)

Decides if the given directory entry should be accepted or filtered.

Method Detail

accept

boolean accept​(T entry)
        throws IOException

Decides if the given directory entry should be accepted or filtered.

Parameters:
entry - the directory entry to be tested
Returns:
true if the directory entry should be accepted
Throws:
IOException - If an I/O error occurs