Java Lab Documentation

File

Category:java.io

The File class in Java is a representation of a file or a directory pathname. Methods within this class allow you to manipulate and work with different files, change names, and change directory paths.

Method Details

File

public File(String filename)

This is the constructor of the File object that allows you to specify a filename of type String.

Parameters

NameTypeRequired?Description
filenameString

the name of the file

Examples

File myFile = new File("filename.txt");