How do I list all files in a subdirectory in scala?

Question

Is there a good \"scala-esque\" (I guess I mean functional) way of recursively listing files in a directory? What about matching a particular pattern?

For example re

Answer 1

Why are you using Java's File instead of Scala's AbstractFile?

With Scala's AbstractFile, the iterator support allows writing a more concise version of James Moore's solution:

import scala.reflect.io.AbstractFile  
def tree(root: AbstractFile, descendCheck: AbstractFile => Boolean = {_=>true}): Stream[AbstractFile] =
  if (root == null || !root.exists) Stream.empty
  else
    (root.exists, root.isDirectory && descendCheck(root)) match {
      case (false, _) => Stream.empty
      case (true, true) => root #:: root.iterator.flatMap { tree(_, descendCheck) }.toStream
      case (true, false) => Stream(root)
    }