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package java.io;

/**
 * An interface for filtering {@link File} objects based on their names
 * or the directory they reside in.
 *
 * @see File
 * @see File#list(FilenameFilter)
 */
public interface FilenameFilter {

    /**
     * Indicates if a specific filename matches this filter.
     *
     * @param dir
     *            the directory in which the {@code filename} was found.
     * @param filename
     *            the name of the file in {@code dir} to test.
     * @return  {@code true} if the filename matches the filter
     *            and can be included in the list, {@code false}
     *            otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean accept(File dir, String filename);
}




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