org.apache.commons.io.filefilter

## Class PrefixFileFilter

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

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

      public class PrefixFileFilter
      extends AbstractFileFilter
      implements Serializable

  Filters filenames for a certain prefix.

  For example, to print all files and directories in the current directory whose name starts with `Test`:

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

  Since:
    1.0
  Version:
    $Id$
  See Also:
    `FileFilterUtils.prefixFileFilter(String)`, `FileFilterUtils.prefixFileFilter(String, IOCase)`, Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `PrefixFileFilter(List<String> prefixes)` Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a list of prefixes.
    `PrefixFileFilter(List<String> prefixes, IOCase caseSensitivity)` Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a list of prefixes specifying case-sensitivity.
    `PrefixFileFilter(String prefix)` Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a single prefix.
    `PrefixFileFilter(String[] prefixes)` Constructs a new Prefix file filter for any of an array of prefixes.
    `PrefixFileFilter(String[] prefixes, IOCase caseSensitivity)` Constructs a new Prefix file filter for any of an array of prefixes specifying case-sensitivity.
    `PrefixFileFilter(String prefix, IOCase caseSensitivity)` Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a single prefix 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 filename starts with the prefix.
    `boolean` | `accept(File file, String name)` Checks to see if the filename starts with the prefix.
    `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

    - #### PrefixFileFilter

          public PrefixFileFilter(String prefix)

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

    - #### PrefixFileFilter

          public PrefixFileFilter(String prefix,
                                  IOCase caseSensitivity)

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

    - #### PrefixFileFilter

          public PrefixFileFilter(String[] prefixes)

      Constructs a new Prefix file filter for any of an array of prefixes.

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

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

    - #### PrefixFileFilter

          public PrefixFileFilter(String[] prefixes,
                                  IOCase caseSensitivity)

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

    - #### PrefixFileFilter

          public PrefixFileFilter(List<String> prefixes)

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

    - #### PrefixFileFilter

          public PrefixFileFilter(List<String> prefixes,
                                  IOCase caseSensitivity)

      Constructs a new Prefix file filter for a list of prefixes specifying case-sensitivity.
      Parameters:
        `prefixes` - the prefixes to allow, must not be null
        `caseSensitivity` - how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the prefix 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 filename starts with the prefix.
      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 filename starts with one of our prefixes

    - #### accept

          public boolean accept(File file,
                                String name)

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

    - #### 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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