Package org.apache.hadoop.fs

Class GlobFilter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.hadoop.fs.GlobFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

PathFilter

@Public
@Evolving
public class GlobFilter
extends java.lang.Object
implements PathFilter

A filter for POSIX glob pattern with brace expansions.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
GlobFilter(java.lang.String filePattern)	Creates a glob filter with the specified file pattern.
GlobFilter(java.lang.String filePattern, PathFilter filter)	Creates a glob filter with the specified file pattern and an user filter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	accept(Path path)	Tests whether or not the specified abstract pathname should be included in a pathname list.
boolean	hasPattern()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GlobFilter

public GlobFilter(java.lang.String filePattern)
           throws java.io.IOException

Creates a glob filter with the specified file pattern.

Parameters:

filePattern - the file pattern.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - thrown if the file pattern is incorrect.

GlobFilter

public GlobFilter(java.lang.String filePattern,
                  PathFilter filter)
           throws java.io.IOException

Creates a glob filter with the specified file pattern and an user filter.

Parameters:

filePattern - the file pattern.

filter - user filter in addition to the glob pattern.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - thrown if the file pattern is incorrect.

Method Detail

hasPattern

public boolean hasPattern()

accept

public boolean accept(Path path)

Description copied from interface: PathFilter

Tests whether or not the specified abstract pathname should be included in a pathname list.

Specified by:

accept in interface PathFilter

Parameters:

path - The abstract pathname to be tested

Returns:

true if and only if pathname should be included