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package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter;

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

/**
 * A file filter that always returns false.
 *
 * @since Commons IO 1.0
 * @version $Revision: 587978 $ $Date: 2007-10-24 20:36:51 +0100 (Wed, 24 Oct 2007) $
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 */
public class FalseFileFilter implements IOFileFilter, Serializable {

    /**
     * Singleton instance of false filter.
     * @since Commons IO 1.3
     */
    public static final IOFileFilter FALSE = new FalseFileFilter();
    /**
     * Singleton instance of false filter.
     * Please use the identical FalseFileFilter.FALSE constant.
     * The new name is more JDK 1.5 friendly as it doesn't clash with other
     * values when using static imports.
     */
    public static final IOFileFilter INSTANCE = FALSE;

    /**
     * Restrictive consructor.
     */
    protected FalseFileFilter() {
    }

    /**
     * Returns false.
     *
     * @param file  the file to check
     * @return false
     */
    public boolean accept(File file) {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns false.
     *
     * @param dir  the directory to check
     * @param name  the filename
     * @return false
     */
    public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
        return false;
    }

}