Java I/O How to - Get Home/Default Directory

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Question

We would like to know how to get Home/Default Directory.

Answer

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import java.io.File;

import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView;

public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
    FileSystemView view = chooser.getFileSystemView();

    System.out.println("The home directory is " + view.getHomeDirectory());
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

Default Directory

/*  w  w w  . j  av  a 2 s.  c o  m*/
import java.io.File;

import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView;

public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
    FileSystemView view = chooser.getFileSystemView();

    System.out.println("The default directory is " + view.getDefaultDirectory());
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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