Java tutorial
/* * Output: The 0 matching items in the directory, , are: */ import java.io.File; import java.io.FilenameFilter; import java.util.Date; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { File myDir = new File("C:/"); // Define a filter for java source files beginning with F FilenameFilter select = new FileListFilter("F", "java"); File[] contents = myDir.listFiles(select); if (contents != null) { System.out.println( "\nThe " + contents.length + " matching items in the directory, " + myDir.getName() + ", are:"); for (File file : contents) { System.out.println(file + " is a " + (file.isDirectory() ? "directory" : "file") + " last modified on\n" + new Date(file.lastModified())); } } else { System.out.println(myDir.getName() + " is not a directory"); } return; } } class FileListFilter implements FilenameFilter { private String name; private String extension; public FileListFilter(String name, String extension) { this.name = name; this.extension = extension; } public boolean accept(File directory, String filename) { boolean fileOK = true; if (name != null) { fileOK &= filename.startsWith(name); } if (extension != null) { fileOK &= filename.endsWith('.' + extension); } return fileOK; } }