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package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* This filter accepts File
s that can be written to.
*
* Example, showing how to print out a list of the * current directory's writable files: * *
* File dir = new File("."); * String[] files = dir.list( CanWriteFileFilter.CAN_WRITE ); * for ( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) { * System.out.println(files[i]); * } ** *
* Example, showing how to print out a list of the * current directory's un-writable files: * *
* File dir = new File("."); * String[] files = dir.list( CanWriteFileFilter.CANNOT_WRITE ); * for ( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) { * System.out.println(files[i]); * } ** *
* N.B. For read-only files, use
* CanReadFileFilter.READ_ONLY
.
*
* @since Commons IO 1.3
* @version $Revision: 587916 $
*/
public class CanWriteFileFilter extends AbstractFileFilter implements Serializable {
/** Singleton instance of writable filter */
public static final IOFileFilter CAN_WRITE = new CanWriteFileFilter();
/** Singleton instance of not writable filter */
public static final IOFileFilter CANNOT_WRITE = new NotFileFilter(CAN_WRITE);
/**
* Restrictive consructor.
*/
protected CanWriteFileFilter() {
}
/**
* Checks to see if the file can be written to.
*
* @param file the File to check
* @return true
if the file can be
* written to, otherwise false
.
*/
public boolean accept(File file) {
return file.canWrite();
}
}