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package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This filter accepts Files that are hidden.
 * 
 * Example, showing how to print out a list of the
 * current directory's hidden files:
 *
 * 
 * File dir = new File(".");
 * String[] files = dir.list( HiddenFileFilter.HIDDEN );
 * for ( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) {
 *     System.out.println(files[i]);
 * }
 * 
 *
 * 
 * Example, showing how to print out a list of the
 * current directory's visible (i.e. not hidden) files:
 *
 * 
 * File dir = new File(".");
 * String[] files = dir.list( HiddenFileFilter.VISIBLE );
 * for ( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) {
 *     System.out.println(files[i]);
 * }
 * 
 *
 * @since 1.3
 *
 */
public class HiddenFileFilter extends AbstractFileFilter implements Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 8930842316112759062L;

    /** Singleton instance of hidden filter */
    public static final IOFileFilter HIDDEN  = new HiddenFileFilter();

    /** Singleton instance of visible filter */
    public static final IOFileFilter VISIBLE = new NotFileFilter(HIDDEN);

    /**
     * Restrictive constructor.
     */
    protected HiddenFileFilter() {
    }

    /**
     * Checks to see if the file is hidden.
     *
     * @param file  the File to check
     * @return {@code true} if the file is
     *  hidden, otherwise {@code false}.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean accept(final File file) {
        return file.isHidden();
    }

}