WildcardFilter (Torque Generator 5.1-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.torque.generator.file.WildcardFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

FileFilter
```
public class WildcardFilter
extends Object
implements FileFilter
```
A filter evaluating a file name against a wildcard expression.

- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  WildcardFilter(String expression, boolean acceptDir, boolean acceptFile)
  Constructor.
- Method Summary
  
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  boolean accept(File file)
  Returns whether a file matches the criteria of this filter.
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - WildcardFilter
```
public WildcardFilter(String expression,
                      boolean acceptDir,
                      boolean acceptFile)
```
    Constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    expression - The wildcard expression against which the file names are checked.
    
    acceptDir - Whether directories are accepted at all.
    
    acceptFile - Whether files are accepted at all.
- Method Detail
  - accept
```
public boolean accept(File file)
```
    Returns whether a file matches the criteria of this filter. If the file is a directory and acceptDir is false, the file is rejected. If the file is regular file and acceptFile is false, the file is rejected. If the filename does not match the wildcard filter, the file is rejected. If none of the above applies, the file is accepted.
    
    Specified by:
    
    accept in interface FileFilter
    
    Returns:
    
    false if the file is rejected, true if it is accepted.