java.nio.file

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

Modifier and Type	Method and 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