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Read filenames from a directory

How would I read the filenames in a directory...for that matter, how would I read the directory names as well? I'm a newbie to java. I don't need to use the file dialog controls, I need this to be dynamic (i think that's the word i'm looking for).

Let me know if I need to be clearer.

TIA
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sct75

You could ask user to enter in the directory name from the command line or any GUI widget, such as TextField, etc., from a graphical interface.

By obtaining such input, you could do following
java.io.File file = new java.io.File(userInput);

The file.isDirectory() will tell if the user input represents a directory.

The the file.list() will return you a String[] that contains the files and directories in the directory, including the "." (self) and ".." (the parent). Or the file.listFiles() returns you an array of abstract pathnames denoting the files in the directory.

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girionis

The following reads all the files into a directory and directories within directories:

import java.util.*;

public class GetAllFilesInADirectory
{
private static Vector v = new Vector();

public static void main(String [] arguments)
{
Vector vec = getAllFiles(new java.io.File("c:/ColumbusXMLFiles"));

for (int i=0; i<vec.size(); i++)
{
System.out.println(vec.elementAt(i));
}
}

public static Vector getAllFiles(java.io.File location)
{
java.io.File [] list = location.listFiles();

for (int i=0; i < list.length; i++)
{
v.addElement(list[i]);

if ((list[i]).isDirectory())
{
getAllFiles(list[i]);
}
}

return v;
}
}

girionis

Just change this bit: "c:/ColumbusXMLFiles" with your own directory name.

yongsing

Mistake in my code. First line should be:

File file = new File("C:/temp");

or

File file = new File("C:\\temp");