FileNameFilter & FileFilter

[Vikrama Sanjeeva]

These are two interfaces each having accept() method with different parameters.
1:Why they are not kept in one interface.?
2:KM says that "list() methods call accept() methods of filter internally".There are total of 4 list() methods,which list() method call whose(out of two interfaces) accept().?
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[Jim Hall]

I think the reason they are in separate interfaces is so you only have to implement the one method.
The list methods call accept if you pass it an instance that implements one of those interfaces. If you call just list() it returns the names of all the files and directories. The accept method is NOT called.
[This message has been edited by Jim Hall (edited December 12, 2001).]