EdalAbstractFileFilter (eDAL-MetaDataAPI-Client 3.0.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- de.ipk_gatersleben.bit.bi.edal.rmi.client.util.EdalAbstractFileFilter

Direct Known Subclasses:

EdalFileNameExtensionFilter
```
public abstract class EdalAbstractFileFilter
extends java.lang.Object
```
EDALFileFilter is an abstract class used by EDALFileChooser for filtering the set of files shown to the user. See EDALFileNameExtensionFilter for an implementation that filters using the file name extension. A EDALFileFilter can be set on a EDALFileChooser to keep unwanted files from appearing in the directory listing.

See Also:

EdalFileChooser.setFileFilter(de.ipk_gatersleben.bit.bi.edal.rmi.client.util.EdalAbstractFileFilter)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

EdalAbstractFileFilter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract boolean`	`accept(ClientPrimaryDataFile file)`	Whether the given file is accepted by this filter.
`abstract java.lang.String`	`getDescription()`	The description of this filter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - EdalAbstractFileFilter
```
public EdalAbstractFileFilter()
```
- Method Detail
  - accept
```
public abstract boolean accept(ClientPrimaryDataFile file)
```
    Whether the given file is accepted by this filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - the file to filter
    
    Returns:
    
    true if accepted
  - getDescription
```
public abstract java.lang.String getDescription()
```
    The description of this filter. For example: "JPG and GIF Images"
    
    Returns:
    
    the description