ExtensionFileFilter.java

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 * ------------------------
 * ExtensionFileFilter.java
 * ------------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2008, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * Changes (from 26-Oct-2001)
 * --------------------------
 * 26-Oct-2001 : Changed package to com.jrefinery.ui.* (DG);
 * 26-Jun-2002 : Updated imports (DG);
 * 14-Oct-2002 : Fixed errors reported by Checkstyle (DG);
 *
 */

package org.jfree.chart.ui;

import java.io.File;

import javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter;

/**
 * A filter for JFileChooser that filters files by extension.
 */
public class ExtensionFileFilter extends FileFilter {

    /** A description for the file type. */
    private String description;

    /** The extension (for example, "png" for *.png files). */
    private String extension;

    /**
     * Standard constructor.
     *
     * @param description  a description of the file type;
     * @param extension  the file extension;
     */
    public ExtensionFileFilter(String description, String extension) {
        this.description = description;
        this.extension = extension;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the file ends with the specified extension.
     *
     * @param file  the file to test.
     *
     * @return A boolean that indicates whether or not the file is accepted by the filter.
     */
    public boolean accept(File file) {

        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            return true;
        }

        String name = file.getName().toLowerCase();
        if (name.endsWith(this.extension)) {
            return true;
        }
        else {
            return false;
        }

    }

    /**
     * Returns the description of the filter.
     *
     * @return a description of the filter.
     */
    public String getDescription() {
        return this.description;
    }

}