Java File Name Get getFileNames(final String path, final String regex)

Description

get File Names

License

Open Source License

Return

a list of file names from the work directory that match the regex

Declaration

public static List<String> getFileNames(final String path, final String regex) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//w ww . j a  va2 s . c  o m
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 *
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or GITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */

import java.io.File;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * @return a list of file names from the work directory that match the regex
     */
    public static List<String> getFileNames(final String path, final String regex) {

        List<String> names = new ArrayList<String>();

        File dir = new File(path);
        String[] files = dir.list();
        for (String file : files) {
            if (file.matches(regex)) {
                names.add(file);
            }
        }

        return names;
    }
}

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