FileFinder (PMD Core 7.0.0-rc2 API)

java.lang.Object
- net.sourceforge.pmd.internal.util.FileFinder

```
public class FileFinder
extends Object
```
A utility class for finding files within a directory.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

FileFinder()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<File>`	`findFilesFrom(File dir, FilenameFilter filter, boolean recurse)`	Searches for files in a given directory.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - FileFinder
```
public FileFinder()
```
- Method Detail
  - findFilesFrom
```
public List<File> findFilesFrom(File dir,
                                FilenameFilter filter,
                                boolean recurse)
```
    Searches for files in a given directory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dir - the directory to search files
    
    filter - the filename filter that can optionally be passed to get files that match this filter
    
    recurse - search for files recursively or not
    
    Returns:
    
    list of files from the given directory