/*
*
* INameFilter.java of project jchart2d, a filter working with URLs instead of just Files.
* Copyright (C) 2004 - 2011 Achim Westermann, created on 03.07.2004, 22:18:53
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*
* If you modify or optimize the code in a useful way please let me know.
* Achim.Westermann@gmx.de
*
*/
package info.monitorenter.gui.chart.io;
/**
* A story on the side: There are:
* <ul>
* <li>{@link java.io.FileFilter}
* <li>{@link java.io.FilenameFilter}
* <li>{@link javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter}
* </ul>
* <p>
* Dumb all over hein? Well here's another one. Because we cannot stick to File
* instances when working with URL's .
* <p>
*
* @author <a href="mailto:Achim.Westermann@gmx.de">Achim Westermann </a>
*
* @version $Revision: 1.3 $
*
*/
public interface INameFilter {
/**
* Accept the file denoted by the given url String.
* <p>
*
* @param urlstring
* a String in url format denoting a file.
*
* @return true if the file denoted by the given url String is accepted.
*
*/
public boolean accept(String urlstring);
}