Java Folder Read getFilesMatchingRegexp(final File directory, final String regexp)

Description

get Files Matching Regexp

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
directory	a parameter
regexp	a parameter

Return

list of files matching regexp.

Declaration

public static File[] getFilesMatchingRegexp(final File directory, final String regexp) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w ww. ja  va2s  .c om
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import java.io.*;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;

public class Main {
    /**
     * 
     * @param directory
     * @param regexp
     * @return list of files matching regexp.
     */
    public static File[] getFilesMatchingRegexp(final File directory, final String regexp) {
        final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regexp);
        return getFilesMatchingRegexp(directory, pattern);
    }

    public static File[] getFilesMatchingRegexp(final File directory, final Pattern regexp) {
        return directory.listFiles(new FilenameFilter() {
            public boolean accept(final File dir, final String name) {
                return regexp.matcher(name).matches();
            }
        });
    }
}

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2. getFilesIncludeSubdirectories(final File directory)
3. getFilesInFolder(File dir)
4. getFilesInFolder(final String pathToFolder, final String suffix)
5. getFilesInFolderByRegex(File folder, final String regex)
6. getFilesModDate(String path)
7. getFilesOf(File dir)
8. getFilesOfDirectory(File directory)
9. getFilesOfTypeInDirectory(File directory, String filetype)