Java Directory to File List getAllFiles(String[] args, boolean recurse)

Description

Get all files from the given location(s).

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
args	array with file and directory names.
recurse	recurse into all directories

Return

a list with all given files and all files in the given directories.

Declaration

public static List<File> getAllFiles(String[] args, boolean recurse) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileFilter;

import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get all files from the given location(s).
     *
     * @param args
     *            array with file and directory names.
     * @param recurse recurse into all directories
     * @param fileExt only get files with the given file suffix
     * @return a list with all given files and all files in the given directories.
     */
    public static List<File> getAllFiles(String[] args, boolean recurse, final String fileExt) {
        List<File> result = new LinkedList<File>();
        for (String filename : args) {
            result.addAll(getFiles(new File(filename), recurse, new FileFilter() {
                public boolean accept(File pathname) {
                    return pathname.getName().endsWith(fileExt);
                }
            }));
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Get all files from the given location(s).
     *
     * @param args
     *            array with file and directory names.
     * @param recurse recurse into all directories
     * @return a list with all given files and all files in the given directories.
     */
    public static List<File> getAllFiles(String[] args, boolean recurse) {
        return getAllFiles(args, recurse, "");
    }

    private static List<File> getFiles(File root, boolean recurse, FileFilter fileFilter) {
        List<File> result = new LinkedList<File>();
        if (root.isDirectory()) {
            for (File file : root.listFiles()) {
                if (file.isDirectory() && recurse) {
                    result.addAll(getFiles(file, recurse, fileFilter));
                } else if (file.isFile() && fileFilter.accept(file)) {
                    result.add(file);
                }
            }
        } else {
            result.add(root);
        }
        return result;
    }
}

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