JAVA EE: Java Tutorial : Java IO (Java File - How to rename a file or How to move a file to another dir)

Friday 11 November 2016

Java Tutorial : Java IO (Java File - How to rename a file or How to move a file to another dir)

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Java Tutorial : Java IO (Java File - How to rename a file or How to move a file to another dir)

FileDemo1.java

import java.io.File;

/*
 * public boolean renameTo(File dest)
 * 
 * Parameters: 
 * ----------
 * 
 * dest - The new abstract pathname for the named file
 */
public class FileDemo1
{

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        File file = new File("D:/work/myfile.txt");
        /*
         * Renames the file denoted by this abstract
         * pathname.
         * 
         * Returns: true if and only if the renaming
         * succeeded; false otherwise
         */
        boolean success = file.renameTo(new File("D:/work/java.txt"));
        System.out.println("success = " + success);
    }

}

Output

success = true

FileDemo2.java

import java.io.File;

/*
 * public boolean renameTo(File dest)
 * 
 * Parameters: 
 * ----------
 * 
 * dest - The new abstract pathname for the named file
 */
public class FileDemo2
{

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        File file = new File("D:/work/myfile.txt");
        /*
         * Renames the file denoted by this abstract
         * pathname.
         * 
         * Returns: true if and only if the renaming
         * succeeded; false otherwise
         */
        boolean success = file.renameTo(new File("D:/work/misc/java.txt"));
        System.out.println("success = " + success);
    }

}