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package java.io;

/**

 * A filter for abstract pathnames.

 *

 * <p> Instances of this interface may be passed to the <code>{@link

 * File#listFiles(java.io.FileFilter) listFiles(FileFilter)}</code> method

 * of the <code>{@link java.io.File}</code> class.

 *

 * @since 1.2

 */

@FunctionalInterface

public interface FileFilter {

    /**

     * Tests whether or not the specified abstract pathname should be

     * included in a pathname list.

     *

     * @param  pathname  The abstract pathname to be tested

     * @return  <code>true</code> if and only if <code>pathname</code>

     *          should be included

     */

    boolean accept(File pathname);

}