com.plealog.genericapp.api.file

Class EZFileFilter

java.lang.Object

javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter

com.plealog.genericapp.api.file.EZFileFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

FileFilter, FilenameFilter

public class EZFileFilter
extends FileFilter
implements FileFilter, FilenameFilter

This class manages a file filter for Open/Save dialogue boxes.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EZFileFilter() Creates a file filter.
EZFileFilter(String extension) Creates a file filter that accepts files with the given extension.
EZFileFilter(String[] filters) Creates a file filter from the given string array.
EZFileFilter(String[] filters, String description) Creates a file filter from the given string array and description.
EZFileFilter(String extension, String description) Creates a file filter that accepts the given file type.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	accept(File f) Returns true if this file should be shown in the directory panel, false if it should not be shown.
boolean	accept(File dir, String name)
void	addExtension(String extension) Adds a file extension to this filter.
String	getDescription() Returns the description of this filter.
static String	getExtension(File f) Returns the extension portion of the file name.
static String	getWithoutExtension(File f) Gets the file name without its extension.
boolean	isExtensionListInDescription()
void	setDescription(String description) Sets the description of this filter.
void	setExtensionListInDescription(boolean b) Figures out whether or not the extension list (.jpg, .gif, etc) should show up in the description.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EZFileFilter

public EZFileFilter()

Creates a file filter. If no filters are added, then all files are accepted.

EZFileFilter

public EZFileFilter(String extension)

Creates a file filter that accepts files with the given extension.

Parameters:

extension - the file extension. Example: use jpg instead of .jpg .

EZFileFilter

public EZFileFilter(String extension,
            String description)

Creates a file filter that accepts the given file type. Example: new EZFileFilter("jpg", "JPEG Image Images"); Note that the "." before the extension is not needed. If provided, it will be ignored.

EZFileFilter

public EZFileFilter(String[] filters)

Creates a file filter from the given string array. Example: new EZFileFilter(String {"gif", "jpg"}); Note that the "." before the extension is not needed and will be ignored.

EZFileFilter

public EZFileFilter(String[] filters,
            String description)

Creates a file filter from the given string array and description. Example: new EZFileFilter(String {"gif", "jpg"}, "Gif and JPG Images"); Note that the "." before the extension is not needed and will be ignored.

Method Detail

accept

public boolean accept(File f)

Returns true if this file should be shown in the directory panel, false if it should not be shown. Files that begin with "." are ignored.

Specified by:

accept in interface FileFilter

Specified by:

accept in class FileFilter

accept

public boolean accept(File dir,
             String name)

Specified by:

accept in interface FilenameFilter

getExtension

public static String getExtension(File f)

Returns the extension portion of the file name.

getWithoutExtension

public static String getWithoutExtension(File f)

Gets the file name without its extension.

addExtension

public void addExtension(String extension)

Adds a file extension to this filter. Note that the "." before the extension is not needed and will be ignored.

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns the description of this filter.

Specified by:

getDescription in class FileFilter

setDescription

public void setDescription(String description)

Sets the description of this filter.

setExtensionListInDescription

public void setExtensionListInDescription(boolean b)

Figures out whether or not the extension list (.jpg, .gif, etc) should show up in the description. Only relevant if a description was provided in the constructor or using setDescription method.

isExtensionListInDescription

public boolean isExtensionListInDescription()