Class MagicNumberFileFilter
- java.lang.Object
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- org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter
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- org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.MagicNumberFileFilter
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.FileFilter
,java.io.FilenameFilter
,java.io.Serializable
,IOFileFilter
public class MagicNumberFileFilter extends AbstractFileFilter implements java.io.Serializable
File filter for matching files containing a "magic number". A magic number is a unique series of bytes common to all files of a specific file format. For instance, all Java class files begin with the bytes
0xCAFEBABE
.File dir = new File("."); MagicNumberFileFilter javaClassFileFilter = MagicNumberFileFilter(new byte[] {(byte) 0xCA, (byte) 0xFE, (byte) 0xBA, (byte) 0xBE}); String[] javaClassFiles = dir.list(javaClassFileFilter); for (String javaClassFile : javaClassFiles) { System.out.println(javaClassFile); }
Sometimes, such as in the case of TAR files, the magic number will be offset by a certain number of bytes in the file. In the case of TAR archive files, this offset is 257 bytes.
File dir = new File("."); MagicNumberFileFilter tarFileFilter = MagicNumberFileFilter("ustar", 257); String[] tarFiles = dir.list(tarFileFilter); for (String tarFile : tarFiles) { System.out.println(tarFile); }
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Field Summary
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Fields inherited from interface org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.IOFileFilter
EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description MagicNumberFileFilter(byte[] magicNumber)
Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files.MagicNumberFileFilter(byte[] magicNumber, long offset)
Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files and the byte offset location in the file to to look for that magic number.MagicNumberFileFilter(java.lang.String magicNumber)
Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files.MagicNumberFileFilter(java.lang.String magicNumber, long offset)
Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files and the byte offset location in the file to to look for that magic number.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description boolean
accept(java.io.File file)
Accepts the provided file if the file contains the file filter's magic number at the specified offset.java.lang.String
toString()
Returns a String representation of the file filter, which includes the magic number bytes and byte offset.-
Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter
accept
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Constructor Detail
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MagicNumberFileFilter
public MagicNumberFileFilter(byte[] magicNumber)
Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files. This constructor assumes a starting offset of
0
.It is important to note that the array is not cloned and that any changes to the magic number array after construction will affect the behavior of this file filter.
MagicNumberFileFilter javaClassFileFilter = MagicNumberFileFilter(new byte[] {(byte) 0xCA, (byte) 0xFE, (byte) 0xBA, (byte) 0xBE});
- Parameters:
magicNumber
- the magic number to look for in the file.- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- ifmagicNumber
isnull
, or contains no bytes.
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MagicNumberFileFilter
public MagicNumberFileFilter(java.lang.String magicNumber)
Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files. This constructor assumes a starting offset of
Example usage:0
.MagicNumberFileFilter xmlFileFilter = MagicNumberFileFilter("<?xml");
- Parameters:
magicNumber
- the magic number to look for in the file. The string is converted to bytes using the platform default charset.- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- ifmagicNumber
isnull
or the empty String.
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MagicNumberFileFilter
public MagicNumberFileFilter(java.lang.String magicNumber, long offset)
Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files and the byte offset location in the file to to look for that magic number.
MagicNumberFileFilter tarFileFilter = MagicNumberFileFilter("ustar", 257);
- Parameters:
magicNumber
- the magic number to look for in the file. The string is converted to bytes using the platform default charset.offset
- the byte offset in the file to start comparing bytes.- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- ifmagicNumber
isnull
or the empty String, oroffset
is a negative number.
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MagicNumberFileFilter
public MagicNumberFileFilter(byte[] magicNumber, long offset)
Constructs a new MagicNumberFileFilter and associates it with the magic number to test for in files and the byte offset location in the file to to look for that magic number.
MagicNumberFileFilter tarFileFilter = MagicNumberFileFilter(new byte[] {0x75, 0x73, 0x74, 0x61, 0x72}, 257);
MagicNumberFileFilter javaClassFileFilter = MagicNumberFileFilter(new byte[] {0xCA, 0xFE, 0xBA, 0xBE}, 0);
- Parameters:
magicNumber
- the magic number to look for in the file.offset
- the byte offset in the file to start comparing bytes.- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- ifmagicNumber
isnull
, or contains no bytes, oroffset
is a negative number.
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Method Detail
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accept
public boolean accept(java.io.File file)
Accepts the provided file if the file contains the file filter's magic number at the specified offset.
If any
IOException
s occur while reading the file, the file will be rejected.- Specified by:
accept
in interfacejava.io.FileFilter
- Specified by:
accept
in interfaceIOFileFilter
- Overrides:
accept
in classAbstractFileFilter
- Parameters:
file
- the file to accept or reject.- Returns:
true
if the file contains the filter's magic number at the specified offset,false
otherwise.
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toString
public java.lang.String toString()
Returns a String representation of the file filter, which includes the magic number bytes and byte offset.- Overrides:
toString
in classAbstractFileFilter
- Returns:
- a String representation of the file filter.
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