HopFileTypeRegistry (Hop GUI 2.5.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.hop.ui.hopgui.file.HopFileTypeRegistry

```
public class HopFileTypeRegistry
extends Object
```
This class contains all the available Hop File types

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IHopFileType`	`findHopFileType(String filename)`	This method first tries to find a HopFile by looking at the extension.
`IHopFileType`	`getFileTypeByName(String name)`
`List<String>`	`getFileTypeNames()`
`List<IHopFileType>`	`getFileTypes()`
`String[]`	`getFilterExtensions()`	Get All the filter extensions of all the HopFile plugins
`String[]`	`getFilterNames()`	Get All the filter names of all the HopFile plugins
`static HopFileTypeRegistry`	`getInstance()`
`void`	`registerHopFile(IHopFileType hopFileTypeInterface)`

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

- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static final HopFileTypeRegistry getInstance()
```
  - getFileTypes
```
public List<IHopFileType> getFileTypes()
```
  - registerHopFile
```
public void registerHopFile(IHopFileType hopFileTypeInterface)
```
  - findHopFileType
```
public IHopFileType findHopFileType(String filename)
                             throws HopException
```
    This method first tries to find a HopFile by looking at the extension. If none can be found the content is looked at by each IHopFileType
    
    Parameters:
    
    filename - The filename to search with
    
    Returns:
    
    The IHopFileType we can use to open the file itself.
    
    Throws:
    
    HopException
  - getFilterExtensions
```
public String[] getFilterExtensions()
```
    Get All the filter extensions of all the HopFile plugins
    
    Returns:
    
    all the file extensions
  - getFilterNames
```
public String[] getFilterNames()
```
    Get All the filter names of all the HopFile plugins
    
    Returns:
    
    all the file names
  - getFileTypeNames
```
public List<String> getFileTypeNames()
```
  - getFileTypeByName
```
public IHopFileType getFileTypeByName(String name)
```