ucar.unidata.util

Class PatternFileFilter

java.lang.Object

javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter

ucar.unidata.util.PatternFileFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.FileFilter, java.io.FilenameFilter

public class PatternFileFilter
extends javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter
implements java.io.FileFilter, java.io.FilenameFilter

This holds a set of regular expression patterns that are used for file filters in a JFileChooser. You can also pass in an Object id (which can be used as the client code sees fit) and a directoriesOk flag.

Author:

Metapps development team

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.Object	NULL_OBJECT_ID Used for passing in a null object id

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString) Create a new PatternFileFilter.
PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString, boolean dirsOk) Create a new PatternFileFilter.
PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString, boolean dirsOk, boolean hiddenOk) Create a new PatternFileFilter.
PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString, java.lang.Object id, java.lang.String description) Create a new PatternFileFilter.
PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString, java.lang.Object id, java.lang.String description, java.lang.String suffix) Create a new PatternFileFilter.
PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString, java.lang.String description) Create a new PatternFileFilter.
PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString, java.lang.String description, java.lang.String suffix) Create a new PatternFileFilter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	accept(java.io.File file) Does this pattern match the given file.
boolean	accept(java.io.File dir, java.lang.String name) Implement the FilenameFilter method
static java.util.List	createFilters(java.lang.String filterString) Parse the given string and return a list of PatternFileFilter-s The string is a ";" delimited list of pattern specifications of the form: pattern":"description or: just the pattern.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Return the description.
java.lang.Object	getId() Return the object id.
java.lang.String	getPreferredSuffix() Get the PreferredSuffix property.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Test
boolean	match(java.lang.String name) Does this pattern match the given file.
void	setPreferredSuffix(java.lang.String value) Set the PreferedSuffix property.
java.lang.String	toString() Override base class method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

NULL_OBJECT_ID

public static final java.lang.Object NULL_OBJECT_ID

Used for passing in a null object id

Constructor Detail

PatternFileFilter

public PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString,
                         java.lang.String description)

Create a new PatternFileFilter.

Parameters:

patternsString - A comma separated list of regular expressions.

description - The label to use in the JFileChooser

PatternFileFilter

public PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString,
                         java.lang.String description,
                         java.lang.String suffix)

Create a new PatternFileFilter.

Parameters:

patternsString - A comma separated list of regular expressions.

description - The label to use in the JFileChooser

suffix - The preferred suffix if none is provided.

PatternFileFilter

public PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString)

Create a new PatternFileFilter.

Parameters:

patternsString - A comma separated list of regular expressions.

PatternFileFilter

public PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString,
                         boolean dirsOk)

Create a new PatternFileFilter.

Parameters:

patternsString - A comma separated list of regular expressions.

dirsOk - Are directories ok to display.

PatternFileFilter

public PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString,
                         boolean dirsOk,
                         boolean hiddenOk)

Create a new PatternFileFilter.

Parameters:

patternsString - A comma separated list of regular expressions.

dirsOk - Are directories ok to display.

hiddenOk - true if hidden files are okay.

PatternFileFilter

public PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString,
                         java.lang.Object id,
                         java.lang.String description)

Create a new PatternFileFilter.

Parameters:

patternsString - A comma separated list of regular expressions.

id - An arbitary Object for client code to use.

description - The label to use in the JFileChooser

PatternFileFilter

public PatternFileFilter(java.lang.String patternsString,
                         java.lang.Object id,
                         java.lang.String description,
                         java.lang.String suffix)

Create a new PatternFileFilter.

Parameters:

patternsString - A comma separated list of regular expressions.

id - An arbitary Object for client code to use.

description - The label to use in the JFileChooser

suffix - The preferred suffix if none is provided.

Method Detail

createFilters

public static java.util.List createFilters(java.lang.String filterString)

Parse the given string and return a list of PatternFileFilter-s The string is a ";" delimited list of pattern specifications of the form: pattern":"description or: just the pattern. E.g.: ".*\.nc:Netcdf files;.*\.html;.*\.txt:Text files"

Parameters:

filterString - The string of semi-colon delimited filters.

Returns:

List of PatternFileFilter objects.

getId

public java.lang.Object getId()

Return the object id.

Returns:

the object id.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Override base class method.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the string representation of this object.

accept

public boolean accept(java.io.File file)

Does this pattern match the given file.

Specified by:

accept in interface java.io.FileFilter

Specified by:

accept in class javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter

Parameters:

file - The given file.

Returns:

Does this pattern match the given file.

accept

public boolean accept(java.io.File dir,
                      java.lang.String name)

Implement the FilenameFilter method

Specified by:

accept in interface java.io.FilenameFilter

Parameters:

dir - directory to check

name - name of file

Returns:

true if we should accept this.

match

public boolean match(java.lang.String name)

Does this pattern match the given file.

Parameters:

name - The given file.

Returns:

Does this pattern match the given file.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Return the description.

Specified by:

getDescription in class javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter

Returns:

the description.

setPreferredSuffix

public void setPreferredSuffix(java.lang.String value)

Set the PreferedSuffix property.

Parameters:

value - The new value for PreferedSuffix

getPreferredSuffix

public java.lang.String getPreferredSuffix()

Get the PreferredSuffix property.

Returns:

The PreferredSuffix

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Test

Parameters:

args - Command line args.