org.apache.commons.io.filefilter

## Class SuffixFileFilter

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter
  - - org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.SuffixFileFilter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    FileFilter, FilenameFilter, Serializable, IOFileFilter

      public class SuffixFileFilter
      extends AbstractFileFilter
      implements Serializable

  Filters files based on the suffix (what the file name ends with). This is used in retrieving all the files of a particular type.

  For example, to retrieve and print all `*.java` files in the current directory:

       File dir = new File(".");
       String[] files = dir.list( new SuffixFileFilter(".java") );
       for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
           System.out.println(files[i]);
       }

  Since:
    1.0
  See Also:
    `FileFilterUtils.suffixFileFilter(String)`, `FileFilterUtils.suffixFileFilter(String, IOCase)`, Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.IOFileFilter

      `EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `SuffixFileFilter(List<String> suffixes)` Constructs a new Suffix file filter for a list of suffixes.
    `SuffixFileFilter(List<String> suffixes, IOCase caseSensitivity)` Constructs a new Suffix file filter for a list of suffixes specifying case-sensitivity.
    `SuffixFileFilter(String... suffixes)` Constructs a new Suffix file filter for an array of suffixes.
    `SuffixFileFilter(String suffix)` Constructs a new Suffix file filter for a single extension.
    `SuffixFileFilter(String[] suffixes, IOCase caseSensitivity)` Constructs a new Suffix file filter for an array of suffixes specifying case-sensitivity.
    `SuffixFileFilter(String suffix, IOCase caseSensitivity)` Constructs a new Suffix file filter for a single extension specifying case-sensitivity.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `accept(File file)` Checks to see if the file name ends with the suffix.
    `boolean` | `accept(File file, String name)` Checks to see if the file name ends with the suffix.
    `String` | `toString()` Provide a String representation of this file filter.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### SuffixFileFilter

          public SuffixFileFilter(String suffix)

      Constructs a new Suffix file filter for a single extension.
      Parameters:
        `suffix` - the suffix to allow, must not be null
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the suffix is null

    - #### SuffixFileFilter

          public SuffixFileFilter(String suffix,
                                  IOCase caseSensitivity)

      Constructs a new Suffix file filter for a single extension specifying case-sensitivity.
      Parameters:
        `suffix` - the suffix to allow, must not be null
        `caseSensitivity` - how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the suffix is null
      Since:
        1.4

    - #### SuffixFileFilter

          public SuffixFileFilter(String... suffixes)

      Constructs a new Suffix file filter for an array of suffixes.

      The array is not cloned, so could be changed after constructing the instance. This would be inadvisable however.

      Parameters:
        `suffixes` - the suffixes to allow, must not be null
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the suffix array is null

    - #### SuffixFileFilter

          public SuffixFileFilter(String[] suffixes,
                                  IOCase caseSensitivity)

      Constructs a new Suffix file filter for an array of suffixes specifying case-sensitivity.
      Parameters:
        `suffixes` - the suffixes to allow, must not be null
        `caseSensitivity` - how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the suffix array is null
      Since:
        1.4

    - #### SuffixFileFilter

          public SuffixFileFilter(List<String> suffixes)

      Constructs a new Suffix file filter for a list of suffixes.
      Parameters:
        `suffixes` - the suffixes to allow, must not be null
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the suffix list is null
        `ClassCastException` - if the list does not contain Strings

    - #### SuffixFileFilter

          public SuffixFileFilter(List<String> suffixes,
                                  IOCase caseSensitivity)

      Constructs a new Suffix file filter for a list of suffixes specifying case-sensitivity.
      Parameters:
        `suffixes` - the suffixes to allow, must not be null
        `caseSensitivity` - how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the suffix list is null
        `ClassCastException` - if the list does not contain Strings
      Since:
        1.4

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### accept

          public boolean accept(File file)

      Checks to see if the file name ends with the suffix.
      Specified by:
        `accept` in interface `FileFilter`
      Specified by:
        `accept` in interface `IOFileFilter`
      Overrides:
        `accept` in class `AbstractFileFilter`
      Parameters:
        `file` - the File to check
      Returns:
        true if the file name ends with one of our suffixes

    - #### accept

          public boolean accept(File file,
                                String name)

      Checks to see if the file name ends with the suffix.
      Specified by:
        `accept` in interface `FilenameFilter`
      Specified by:
        `accept` in interface `IOFileFilter`
      Overrides:
        `accept` in class `AbstractFileFilter`
      Parameters:
        `file` - the File directory
        `name` - the file name
      Returns:
        true if the file name ends with one of our suffixes

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Provide a String representation of this file filter.
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `AbstractFileFilter`
      Returns:
        a String representation

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