Java IO Tutorial - Java File.getCanonicalFile()

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Syntax

File.getCanonicalFile() has the following syntax.

public File getCanonicalFile()   throws IOException

Example

In the following code shows how to use File.getCanonicalFile() method.

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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

    // create new files
    File f = new File("test.txt");

    File path = f.getCanonicalFile();

    System.out.print("Absolute Pathname " + path);

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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