T - the type of the directory entry@FunctionalInterface public static interface DirectoryStream.Filter<T>
Filter is passed as the
 parameter to the Files.newDirectoryStream(Path,DirectoryStream.Filter)
 method when opening a directory to iterate over the entries in the
 directory.| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| boolean | accept(T entry) | Decides if the given directory entry should be accepted or filtered. | 
boolean accept(T entry) throws IOException
entry - the directory entry to be testedtrue if the directory entry should be acceptedIOException - If an I/O error occurs Submit a bug or feature 
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