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package java.io;
/**
* An interface for filtering {@link File} objects based on their names
* or other information.
*
* @see File#listFiles(FileFilter)
*/
public interface FileFilter {
/**
* Indicating whether a specific file should be included in a pathname list.
*
* @param pathname
* the abstract file to check.
* @return {@code true} if the file should be included, {@code false}
* otherwise.
*/
public abstract boolean accept(File pathname);
}