Example 1: Getting list of all files and directories
import java.io;
File dir = new File("directoryName");
String[] children = dir.list();
if (children == null) {
// Either dir does not exist or is not a directory
} else {
for (int i=0; i<children.length; i++) {
// Get filename of file or directory
String filename = children[i];
}
}
Example 2: Filtering the returned list
import java.io;
File dir = new File("directoryName");
// List of returned files can be filtered.
// This example does not return any files that start with `.'.
FilenameFilter filter = new FilenameFilter() {
public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
return !name.startsWith(".");
}
};
String[] children = dir.list(filter);
Example 3: Retrieving the files as File objects
import java.io;
File dir = new File("directoryName");
// The list of files can also be retrieved as File objects
File[] files = dir.listFiles();
// This filter only returns directories
FileFilter fileFilter = new FileFilter() {
public boolean accept(File file) {
return file.isDirectory();
}
};
files = dir.listFiles(fileFilter);
Sources:
Queries:
- java list files in a directory
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