Package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter

Class AgeFileFilter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter

org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AgeFileFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.FileFilter, java.io.FilenameFilter, java.io.Serializable, IOFileFilter

public class AgeFileFilter
extends AbstractFileFilter
implements java.io.Serializable

Filters files based on a cutoff time, can filter either newer files or files equal to or older.

For example, to print all files and directories in the current directory older than one day:

 File dir = new File(".");
 // We are interested in files older than one day
 long cutoff = System.currentTimeMillis() - (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
 String[] files = dir.list( new AgeFileFilter(cutoff) );
 for ( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) {
     System.out.println(files[i]);
 }
 

Since:

1.2

See Also:

FileFilterUtils.ageFileFilter(Date), FileFilterUtils.ageFileFilter(File), FileFilterUtils.ageFileFilter(long), FileFilterUtils.ageFileFilter(Date, boolean), FileFilterUtils.ageFileFilter(File, boolean), FileFilterUtils.ageFileFilter(long, boolean), Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.IOFileFilter

EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AgeFileFilter(long cutoff)	Constructs a new age file filter for files equal to or older than a certain cutoff
AgeFileFilter(long cutoff, boolean acceptOlder)	Constructs a new age file filter for files on any one side of a certain cutoff.
AgeFileFilter(java.io.File cutoffReference)	Constructs a new age file filter for files older than (at or before) a certain File (whose last modification time will be used as reference).
AgeFileFilter(java.io.File cutoffReference, boolean acceptOlder)	Constructs a new age file filter for files on any one side of a certain File (whose last modification time will be used as reference).
AgeFileFilter(java.util.Date cutoffDate)	Constructs a new age file filter for files older than (at or before) a certain cutoff date.
AgeFileFilter(java.util.Date cutoffDate, boolean acceptOlder)	Constructs a new age file filter for files on any one side of a certain cutoff date.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	accept(java.io.File file)	Checks to see if the last modification of the file matches cutoff favorably.
java.lang.String	toString()	Provide a String representation of this file filter.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter

accept

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AgeFileFilter

public AgeFileFilter(long cutoff)

Constructs a new age file filter for files equal to or older than a certain cutoff

Parameters:

cutoff - the threshold age of the files

AgeFileFilter

public AgeFileFilter(long cutoff,
                     boolean acceptOlder)

Constructs a new age file filter for files on any one side of a certain cutoff.

Parameters:

cutoff - the threshold age of the files

acceptOlder - if true, older files (at or before the cutoff) are accepted, else newer ones (after the cutoff).

AgeFileFilter

public AgeFileFilter(java.util.Date cutoffDate)

Constructs a new age file filter for files older than (at or before) a certain cutoff date.

Parameters:

cutoffDate - the threshold age of the files

AgeFileFilter

public AgeFileFilter(java.util.Date cutoffDate,
                     boolean acceptOlder)

Constructs a new age file filter for files on any one side of a certain cutoff date.

Parameters:

cutoffDate - the threshold age of the files

acceptOlder - if true, older files (at or before the cutoff) are accepted, else newer ones (after the cutoff).

AgeFileFilter

public AgeFileFilter(java.io.File cutoffReference)

Constructs a new age file filter for files older than (at or before) a certain File (whose last modification time will be used as reference).

Parameters:

cutoffReference - the file whose last modification time is used as the threshold age of the files

AgeFileFilter

public AgeFileFilter(java.io.File cutoffReference,
                     boolean acceptOlder)

Constructs a new age file filter for files on any one side of a certain File (whose last modification time will be used as reference).

Parameters:

cutoffReference - the file whose last modification time is used as the threshold age of the files

acceptOlder - if true, older files (at or before the cutoff) are accepted, else newer ones (after the cutoff).

Method Detail

accept

public boolean accept(java.io.File file)

Checks to see if the last modification of the file matches cutoff favorably.

If last modification time equals cutoff and newer files are required, file IS NOT selected. If last modification time equals cutoff and older files are required, file IS selected.

Specified by:

accept in interface java.io.FileFilter

Specified by:

accept in interface IOFileFilter

Overrides:

accept in class AbstractFileFilter

Parameters:

file - the File to check

Returns:

true if the file name matches

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Provide a String representation of this file filter.

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractFileFilter

Returns:

a String representation