PathMatcher (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: java.nio.file.PathMatcher interface
Date: 2026-01-21

compact1, compact2, compact3
java.nio.file

## Interface PathMatcher

- Functional Interface:
    This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

      @FunctionalInterface
      public interface PathMatcher

  An interface that is implemented by objects that perform match operations on paths.
  Since:
    1.7
  See Also:
    `FileSystem.getPathMatcher(java.lang.String)`, `Files.newDirectoryStream(Path,String)`

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `matches(Path path)` Tells if given path matches this matcher's pattern.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### matches

          boolean matches(Path path)

      Tells if given path matches this matcher's pattern.
      Parameters:
        `path` - the path to match
      Returns:
        `true` if, and only if, the path matches this matcher's pattern

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