Java IO Tutorial - Java File.listFiles()

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Syntax

File.listFiles() has the following syntax.

public File [] listFiles()

Example

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

import java.io.File;
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public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // create new file
    File f = new File("c:/test");

    // returns pathnames for files and directory
    File[] paths = f.listFiles();

    // for each pathname in pathname array
    for (File path : paths) {
      System.out.println(path);
    }

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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