Uses of Class
java.io.File

Packages that use File

Package	Description
java.io
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.

Uses of File in java.io

Methods in java.io that return File

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static File	File.createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix) Creates an empty file in the default temporary-file directory, using the given prefix and suffix to generate its name.
static File	File.createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix, File directory) Creates a new empty file in the specified directory, using the given prefix and suffix strings to generate its name.
File	File.getAbsoluteFile() Returns the absolute form of this abstract pathname.
File	File.getCanonicalFile() Returns the canonical form of this abstract pathname.
File	File.getParentFile() Returns the abstract pathname of this abstract pathname's parent, or null if this pathname does not name a parent directory.
File[]	File.listFiles() Returns an array of abstract pathnames denoting the files in the directory denoted by this abstract pathname.
File[]	File.listFiles(FileFilter filter) Returns an array of abstract pathnames denoting the files and directories in the directory denoted by this abstract pathname that satisfy the specified filter.
File[]	File.listFiles(FilenameFilter filter) Returns an array of abstract pathnames denoting the files and directories in the directory denoted by this abstract pathname that satisfy the specified filter.
static File[]	File.listRoots() List the available filesystem roots.

Methods in java.io with parameters of type File

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	FileFilter.accept(File pathname) Tests whether or not the specified abstract pathname should be included in a pathname list.
boolean	FilenameFilter.accept(File dir, String name) Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.
int	File.compareTo(File pathname) Compares two abstract pathnames lexicographically.
static File	File.createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix, File directory) Creates a new empty file in the specified directory, using the given prefix and suffix strings to generate its name.
boolean	File.renameTo(File dest) Renames the file denoted by this abstract pathname.

Constructors in java.io with parameters of type File

Constructor and Description
File(File parent, String child) Creates a new File instance from a parent abstract pathname and a child pathname string.
FileInputStream(File file) Creates a FileInputStream by opening a connection to an actual file, the file named by the File object file in the file system.
FileOutputStream(File file) Creates a file output stream to write to the file represented by the specified File object.
FileOutputStream(File file, boolean append) Creates a file output stream to write to the file represented by the specified File object.
FileReader(File file) Creates a new FileReader, given the File to read from.
FileWriter(File file) Constructs a FileWriter object given a File object.
FileWriter(File file, boolean append) Constructs a FileWriter object given a File object.
PrintStream(File file) Creates a new print stream, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file.
PrintStream(File file, String csn) Creates a new print stream, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file and charset.
PrintWriter(File file) Creates a new PrintWriter, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file.
PrintWriter(File file, String csn) Creates a new PrintWriter, without automatic line flushing, with the specified file and charset.
RandomAccessFile(File file, String mode) Creates a random access file stream to read from, and optionally to write to, the file specified by the File argument.

Uses of File in java.lang

Methods in java.lang that return File

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
File	ProcessBuilder.directory() Returns this process builder's working directory.
File	ProcessBuilder.Redirect.file() Returns the File source or destination associated with this redirect, or null if there is no such file.

Methods in java.lang with parameters of type File

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ProcessBuilder.Redirect	ProcessBuilder.Redirect.appendTo(File file) Returns a redirect to append to the specified file.
ProcessBuilder	ProcessBuilder.directory(File directory) Sets this process builder's working directory.
Process	Runtime.exec(String[] cmdarray, String[] envp, File dir) Executes the specified command and arguments in a separate process with the specified environment and working directory.
Process	Runtime.exec(String command, String[] envp, File dir) Executes the specified string command in a separate process with the specified environment and working directory.
static ProcessBuilder.Redirect	ProcessBuilder.Redirect.from(File file) Returns a redirect to read from the specified file.
ProcessBuilder	ProcessBuilder.redirectError(File file) Sets this process builder's standard error destination to a file.
ProcessBuilder	ProcessBuilder.redirectInput(File file) Sets this process builder's standard input source to a file.
ProcessBuilder	ProcessBuilder.redirectOutput(File file) Sets this process builder's standard output destination to a file.
static ProcessBuilder.Redirect	ProcessBuilder.Redirect.to(File file) Returns a redirect to write to the specified file.