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package org.apache.commons.vfs2;

/**
 * This interface is used to select files when traversing the direct children of the base.
 */
public interface FileFilter {

    /**
     * Determines if a file or folder should be selected.
     *
     * @param fileInfo the file or folder to select.
     * @return true if the file should be selected.
     * @throws FileSystemException Thrown for file system errors (since 2.4.)
     */
    boolean accept(final FileSelectInfo fileInfo) throws FileSystemException;
}