Uses of Interface java.nio.file.PathMatcher (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Interface
java.nio.file.PathMatcher

- Packages that use PathMatcher
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.

- - ### Uses of PathMatcher in java.nio.file

    Methods in java.nio.file that return PathMatcher
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract PathMatcher` | FileSystem.`getPathMatcher(String syntaxAndPattern)` Returns a `PathMatcher` that performs match operations on the `String` representation of `Path` objects by interpreting a given pattern.

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