org.apache.commons.io.filefilter

## Class EmptyFileFilter

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter
  - - org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.EmptyFileFilter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    FileFilter, FilenameFilter, Serializable, FileVisitor<Path>, PathMatcher, PathFilter, PathVisitor, IOFileFilter

      public class EmptyFileFilter
      extends AbstractFileFilter
      implements Serializable

  This filter accepts files or directories that are empty.

  If the `File` is a directory it checks that it contains no files.

  Example, showing how to print out a list of the current directory's empty files/directories:

  ## Using Classic IO

       File dir = FileUtils.current();
       String[] files = dir.list(EmptyFileFilter.EMPTY);
       for (String file : files) {
           System.out.println(file);
       }

  Example, showing how to print out a list of the current directory's non-empty files/directories:

       File dir = FileUtils.current();
       String[] files = dir.list(EmptyFileFilter.NOT_EMPTY);
       for (String file : files) {
           System.out.println(file);
       }

  ## Using NIO

       final Path dir = PathUtils.current();
       final AccumulatorPathVisitor visitor = AccumulatorPathVisitor.withLongCounters(EmptyFileFilter.EMPTY);
       //
       // Walk one directory
       Files.walkFileTree(dir, Collections.emptySet(), 1, visitor);
       System.out.println(visitor.getPathCounters());
       System.out.println(visitor.getFileList());
       //
       visitor.getPathCounters().reset();
       //
       // Walk directory tree
       Files.walkFileTree(dir, visitor);
       System.out.println(visitor.getPathCounters());
       System.out.println(visitor.getDirList());
       System.out.println(visitor.getFileList());

  ## Deprecating Serialization

  Serialization is deprecated and will be removed in 3.0.

  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static IOFileFilter` | `EMPTY` Singleton instance of empty filter
    `static IOFileFilter` | `NOT_EMPTY` Singleton instance of not-empty filter

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.IOFileFilter

      `EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `EmptyFileFilter()` Restrictive constructor.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `accept(File file)` Tests to see if the file is empty.
    `FileVisitResult` | `accept(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attributes)` Tests to see if the file is empty.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.AbstractFileFilter

      `accept, append, append, get, handle, isDirectory, isFile, postVisitDirectory, preVisitDirectory, toDefaultFileVisitResult, toFileVisitResult, toString, visitFile, visitFileFailed`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.io.filefilter.IOFileFilter

      `and, matches, negate, or`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### EMPTY

          public static final IOFileFilter EMPTY

      Singleton instance of empty filter

    - #### NOT_EMPTY

          public static final IOFileFilter NOT_EMPTY

      Singleton instance of not-empty filter

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### EmptyFileFilter

          protected EmptyFileFilter()

      Restrictive constructor.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### accept

          public boolean accept(File file)

      Tests to see if the file is empty.
      Specified by:
        `accept` in interface `FileFilter`
      Specified by:
        `accept` in interface `IOFileFilter`
      Overrides:
        `accept` in class `AbstractFileFilter`
      Parameters:
        `file` - the file or directory to check
      Returns:
        `true` if the file or directory is empty, otherwise `false`.

    - #### accept

          public FileVisitResult accept(Path file,
                                        BasicFileAttributes attributes)

      Tests to see if the file is empty.
      Specified by:
        `accept` in interface `PathFilter`
      Specified by:
        `accept` in interface `IOFileFilter`
      Parameters:
        `file` - the file or directory to check
        `attributes` - the path's basic attributes (may be null).
      Returns:
        `true` if the file or directory is empty, otherwise `false`.