import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;

/**
 * File name filter that only accepts files matching a regular expression. This class is thread-safe
 * and immutable.
 *
 * @author Apple Chow
 * @since 1.0
 */
@J2ktIncompatible
@GwtIncompatible
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public final class PatternFilenameFilter implements FilenameFilter {

  private final Pattern pattern;

  /**