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package org.apache.commons.io.filefilter;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This filter accepts <code>File</code>s that are directories.
 * <p>
 * For example, here is how to print out a list of the 
 * current directory's subdirectories:
 *
 * <pre>
 * File dir = new File(".");
 * String[] files = dir.list( DirectoryFileFilter.INSTANCE );
 * for ( int i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) {
 *     System.out.println(files[i]);
 * }
 * </pre>
 *
 * @since Commons IO 1.0
 * @version $Revision: 587916 $ $Date: 2007-10-24 16:53:07 +0100 (Wed, 24 Oct 2007) $
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Peter Donald
 */
public class DirectoryFileFilter extends AbstractFileFilter implements Serializable {

    /**
     * Singleton instance of directory filter.
     * @since Commons IO 1.3
     */
    public static final IOFileFilter DIRECTORY = new DirectoryFileFilter();
    /**
     * Singleton instance of directory filter.
     * Please use the identical DirectoryFileFilter.DIRECTORY constant.
     * The new name is more JDK 1.5 friendly as it doesn't clash with other
     * values when using static imports.
     */
    public static final IOFileFilter INSTANCE = DIRECTORY;

    /**
     * Restrictive consructor.
     */
    protected DirectoryFileFilter() {
    }

    /**
     * Checks to see if the file is a directory.
     *
     * @param file  the File to check
     * @return true if the file is a directory
     */
    public boolean accept(File file) {
        return file.isDirectory();
    }

}