com.plealog.genericapp.api.file

Class EZFileTypes

java.lang.Object

com.plealog.genericapp.api.file.EZFileTypes

public abstract class EZFileTypes
extends Object

This class manages file types. The easiest way to use this class consists in using method registerFileTypes(String, String) to add a file type, then use getFileFilter(String) to retrieve a instance of EZFileFilter.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EZFileTypes()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static EZFileFilter	getFileFilter(String extension) Gets a file filter for the given extension file type.
static void	registerFileType(String extension, String description) Registers a new file type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

EZFileTypes

public EZFileTypes()

Method Detail

registerFileType

public static void registerFileType(String extension,
                    String description)

Registers a new file type.

Parameters:

extension - file extension

description - file extension description

getFileFilter

public static EZFileFilter getFileFilter(String extension)

Gets a file filter for the given extension file type.

Parameters:

extension - file extension to search for

Returns:

a EZFileFilter object or null if extension has not been registered to this manager.