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package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This filter produces a logical NOT of the filters specified.
 *
 * @since Commons IO 1.0
 * @version $Revision: 591058 $ $Date: 2007-11-01 15:47:05 +0000 (Thu, 01 Nov 2007) $
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 */
public class NotFileFilter extends AbstractFileFilter implements Serializable {

    /** The filter */
    private final IOFileFilter filter;

    /**
     * Constructs a new file filter that NOTs the result of another filters.
     *
     * @param filter  the filter, must not be null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the filter is null
     */
    public NotFileFilter(IOFileFilter filter) {
        if (filter == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The filter must not be null");
        }
        this.filter = filter;
    }

    /**
     * Checks to see if both filters are true.
     *
     * @param file  the File to check
     * @return true if the filter returns false
     */
    public boolean accept(File file) {
        return ! filter.accept(file);
    }

    /**
     * Checks to see if both filters are true.
     *
     * @param file  the File directory
     * @param name  the filename
     * @return true if the filter returns false
     */
    public boolean accept(File file, String name) {
        return ! filter.accept(file, name);
    }

    /**
     * Provide a String representaion of this file filter.
     *
     * @return a String representaion
     */
    public String toString() {
        return super.toString() + "(" + filter.toString()  + ")";
    }

}