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package javax.swing.filechooser;
import java.io.File;
/**
* <code>FileFilter</code> is an abstract class used by {@code JFileChooser}
* for filtering the set of files shown to the user. See
* {@code FileNameExtensionFilter} for an implementation that filters using
* the file name extension.
* <p>
* A <code>FileFilter</code>
* can be set on a <code>JFileChooser</code> to
* keep unwanted files from appearing in the directory listing.
* For an example implementation of a simple file filter, see
* <code><i>yourJDK</i>/demo/jfc/FileChooserDemo/ExampleFileFilter.java</code>.
* For more information and examples see
* <a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/filechooser.html">How to Use File Choosers</a>,
* a section in <em>The Java Tutorial</em>.
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* @see FileNameExtensionFilter
* @see javax.swing.JFileChooser#setFileFilter
* @see javax.swing.JFileChooser#addChoosableFileFilter
*
* @author Jeff Dinkins
*/
public abstract class FileFilter {
/**
* Whether the given file is accepted by this filter.
*/
public abstract boolean accept(File f);
/**
* The description of this filter. For example: "JPG and GIF Images"
* @see FileView#getName
*/
public abstract String getDescription();
}