org.unix4j.unix.find

Class RegexFilter

java.lang.Object

org.unix4j.unix.find.RegexFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

FileFilter

class RegexFilter
extends Object
implements FileFilter

File filter based on file name using regular expressions for the comparison. Note that find compares the whole path when regex is used, which is supported by this class through getRelativePathFilterForBase(RelativePathBase) .

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RegexFilter(String namePattern, boolean ignoreCase) Constructor with pattern and ignore-case flag.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	accept(File file) Filter if name only is matched, NOT THE WHOLE PATH.
FileFilter	getRelativePathFilterForBase(RelativePathBase relativePathBase) Returns a file filter that matches the whole (relative) path of the file instead of just the file name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RegexFilter

public RegexFilter(String namePattern,
                   boolean ignoreCase)

Constructor with pattern and ignore-case flag.

Parameters:

namePattern - the regex pattern

ignoreCase - true if matching should be case insensitive

Method Detail

accept

public boolean accept(File file)

Filter if name only is matched, NOT THE WHOLE PATH. Note that find usually matches the whole path (see getRelativePathFilterForBase(RelativePathBase)).

Specified by:

accept in interface FileFilter

getRelativePathFilterForBase

public FileFilter getRelativePathFilterForBase(RelativePathBase relativePathBase)

Returns a file filter that matches the whole (relative) path of the file instead of just the file name. The path is derived relative to the given base.

Parameters:

relativePathBase - basis for relative paths

Returns:

a filter performing a regexp match on the relative path