GenericFileFilter

java.lang.Object
- javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter
- - org.meteoinfo.global.GenericFileFilter

public class GenericFileFilter
extends javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`GenericFileFilter(java.lang.String[] filesExtsIn, java.lang.String description)`	This is the constructor - it takes in the following:- filesExtsIn - this is the array of file extensions that you wish to create a file filter for.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`accept(java.io.File f)`	This is the method to allow a file to bee added to the displayed list or not.
`java.lang.String`	`getDescription()`	This is the method defined by the model
`static java.lang.String`	`getExtension(java.io.File file)`	This is the method to get the file extension from the file name
`java.lang.String`	`getFileExtent()`	Get file extent

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - GenericFileFilter
```
public GenericFileFilter(java.lang.String[] filesExtsIn,
                         java.lang.String description)
```
    This is the constructor - it takes in the following:-
    filesExtsIn - this is the array of file extensions that you wish to create a file filter for.
    description - this is the description that will be displayed in the file chooser dialog box.
- Method Detail
  - accept
```
public boolean accept(java.io.File f)
```
    This is the method to allow a file to bee added to the displayed list or not. This method is called by the model that handles the FileChooser dialog
    
    Specified by:
    
    accept in class javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter
  - getDescription
```
public java.lang.String getDescription()
```
    This is the method defined by the model
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDescription in class javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter
  - getFileExtent
```
public java.lang.String getFileExtent()
```
    Get file extent
    
    Returns:
    
    File extent
  - getExtension
```
public static java.lang.String getExtension(java.io.File file)
```
    This is the method to get the file extension from the file name