Java Utililty Methods Directory to File List

List of utility methods to do Directory to File List

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Method

ListgetAllFiles(String zipName, String fileNameRegEx)
Reads zip file, returns a list of all entries that match the given regular expression 
List<ZipEntry> Matching = new ArrayList<ZipEntry>();
Pattern p;
Matcher m;
p = Pattern.compile(fileNameRegEx);
m = p.matcher("");
ZipFile Zip = null;
try {
    Zip = new ZipFile(zipName);
...
ListgetAllFiles(String[] args, boolean recurse)
Get all files from the given location(s). 
return getAllFiles(args, recurse, "");
ListgetAllFilesByExtension(String path, String extension)
get All Files By Extension 
List<File> files = new ArrayList<File>();
final File folder = new File(path);
for (final File fileEntry : folder.listFiles()) {
    if (!fileEntry.isDirectory() && fileEntry.getName().endsWith(extension)) {
        files.add(fileEntry);
return files;
...
voidgetAllFilesByProfix(String path, String suffix, List files)
get All Files By Profix 
File file = new File(path);
if (file.isDirectory()) {
    File[] fs = file.listFiles();
    if (fs != null) {
        for (File file2 : fs) {
            if (file2.isDirectory()) {
                getAllFilesByProfix(file2.getPath(), suffix, files);
            } else {
...
File[]getAllFilesEndingWith(String path, final String extension)
Return an array of File objects ending with given extension 
File rootDirectory = new File(path);
return rootDirectory.listFiles(new FilenameFilter() {
    public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
        return name.toLowerCase().endsWith(extension);
});
ArrayListgetAllFilesEndingWith(String path, final String extension)
get All Files Ending With 
File directory = new File(path);
ArrayList<File> files = new ArrayList<File>(Arrays.asList(directory.listFiles(new FilenameFilter() {
    @Override
    public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
        return name.endsWith(extension);
})));
return files;
...
File[]getAllFilesForType(File dir, FilenameFilter filter)
get All Files For Type 
return dir.listFiles(filter);
ListgetAllFilesFromDir(File dir)
Gets the all files from directory. 
final List<File> foundedFileList = new ArrayList<>();
final File[] children = dir.getAbsoluteFile().listFiles();
if (children == null || children.length < 1) {
    return foundedFileList;
for (File child : children) {
    if (!child.isDirectory()) {
        foundedFileList.add(child.getAbsoluteFile());
...
ListgetAllFilesFromFolder(File aFolder, FilenameFilter filenameFilter)
DOC xqliu Comment method "getAllFilesFromFolder". 
List<File> files = new ArrayList<File>();
getAllFilesFromFolder(aFolder, files, filenameFilter);
return files;
voidgetAllFilesFromFolder(File sampleFolder, ArrayList fileList, FilenameFilter filenameFilter)
DOC sgandon Comment method "getAllFilesFromFolder". 
File[] folderFiles = sampleFolder.listFiles(filenameFilter);
Collections.addAll(fileList, folderFiles);
File[] allFolders = sampleFolder.listFiles(new FileFilter() {
    public boolean accept(File arg0) {
        return arg0.isDirectory();
});
for (File folder : allFolders) {
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