FolderOpener (ImageJ API)

java.lang.Object
- ij.plugin.FolderOpener

All Implemented Interfaces:

PlugIn
```
public class FolderOpener
extends Object
implements PlugIn
```
Implements the File/Import/Image Sequence command, which opens a folder of images as a stack.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

FolderOpener()

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`FolderOpener()`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static boolean`	`excludedFileType(String name)`
`static String[]`	`getFilteredList(String[] list, String filter, String title)`
`static ImagePlus`	`open(String path)`	Opens the images in the specified directory as a stack.
`static ImagePlus`	`open(String path, String options)`	Opens the images in the specified directory as a stack.
`void`	`openAsVirtualStack(boolean b)`
`ImagePlus`	`openFolder(String path)`	Opens the images in the specified directory as a stack.
`void`	`run(String arg)`	This method is called when the plugin is loaded.
`void`	`sortByMetaData(boolean b)`
`String[]`	`sortFileList(String[] list)`	Sorts file names containing numerical components.
`void`	`sortFileNames(boolean b)`
`String[]`	`trimFileList(String[] rawlist)`	Removes names that start with "." or end with ".db", ".txt", ".lut", "roi", ".pty", ".hdr", ".py", etc.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - FolderOpener
```
public FolderOpener()
```
- Method Detail
  - open
```
public static ImagePlus open(String path)
```
    Opens the images in the specified directory as a stack. Displays directory chooser and options dialogs if the argument is null.
  - open
```
public static ImagePlus open(String path,
                             String options)
```
    Opens the images in the specified directory as a stack. Opens the images as a virtual stack if the 'options' string contains 'virtual' or 'use'. Add ' file=abc' to the options string to only open images with, for example, 'abc' in their name. Add ' noMetaSort' to disable sorting of DICOM stacks by series number (0020,0011). Displays directory chooser and options dialogs if the the 'path' argument is null.
  - openFolder
```
public ImagePlus openFolder(String path)
```
    Opens the images in the specified directory as a stack. Displays directory chooser and options dialogs if the argument is null.
  - run
```
public void run(String arg)
```
    Description copied from interface: PlugIn
    
    This method is called when the plugin is loaded. 'arg', which may be blank, is the argument specified for this plugin in IJ_Props.txt.
    
    Specified by:
    
    run in interface PlugIn
  - getFilteredList
```
public static String[] getFilteredList(String[] list,
                                       String filter,
                                       String title)
```
  - trimFileList
```
public String[] trimFileList(String[] rawlist)
```
    Removes names that start with "." or end with ".db", ".txt", ".lut", "roi", ".pty", ".hdr", ".py", etc.
  - excludedFileType
```
public static boolean excludedFileType(String name)
```
  - openAsVirtualStack
```
public void openAsVirtualStack(boolean b)
```
  - sortFileNames
```
public void sortFileNames(boolean b)
```
  - sortByMetaData
```
public void sortByMetaData(boolean b)
```
  - sortFileList
```
public String[] sortFileList(String[] list)
```
    Sorts file names containing numerical components.
    
    See Also:
    
    Author: Norbert Vischer

Class FolderOpener

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

FolderOpener

Method Detail

open

open

openFolder

run

getFilteredList

trimFileList

excludedFileType

openAsVirtualStack

sortFileNames

sortByMetaData

sortFileList