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List files of a certain type

    

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FilenameFilter;

public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    File directory = new File("c:\\");

    if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
      System.out.println("No directory provided");
      return;
    }

    FilenameFilter filefilter = new FilenameFilter() {
      public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
        return name.endsWith(".txt");
      }
    };

    String[] filenames = directory.list(filefilter);

    for (String name : filenames) {
      System.out.println(name);
    }
  }
}








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