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17
18package java.io;
19
20/**
21 * An interface for filtering {@link File} objects based on their names
22 * or other information.
23 *
24 * @see File#listFiles(FileFilter)
25 */
26public interface FileFilter {
27
28    /**
29     * Indicating whether a specific file should be included in a pathname list.
30     *
31     * @param pathname
32     *            the abstract file to check.
33     * @return {@code true} if the file should be included, {@code false}
34     *         otherwise.
35     */
36    public abstract boolean accept(File pathname);
37}
38