Java Example: List All Files From a Directory (or Subdirectory)
This is a basic algorithm, but it can be very useful in some situations and very handy for those that are learning Java.
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The class bellow contains 4 methods:
- the first one will list all the files and folder names under a directory
- the second one will list all the file names under a directory
- the third one will list all the folder names under a directory
- the fourth one will list all the files from the directory and its sub-directories (be carefull with this one!)
Following is the code:
package com.loiane.util;
import java.io.File;
/**
* Contains some methods to list files and folders from a directory
*
* @author Loiane Groner
* http://loiane.com (Portuguese)
* http://loianegroner.com (English)
*/
public class ListFilesUtil {
/**
* List all the files and folders from a directory
* @param directoryName to be listed
*/
public void listFilesAndFolders(String directoryName){
File directory = new File(directoryName);
//get all the files from a directory
File[] fList = directory.listFiles();
for (File file : fList){
System.out.println(file.getName());
}
}
/**
* List all the files under a directory
* @param directoryName to be listed
*/
public void listFiles(String directoryName){
File directory = new File(directoryName);
//get all the files from a directory
File[] fList = directory.listFiles();
for (File file : fList){
if (file.isFile()){
System.out.println(file.getName());
}
}
}
/**
* List all the folder under a directory
* @param directoryName to be listed
*/
public void listFolders(String directoryName){
File directory = new File(directoryName);
//get all the files from a directory
File[] fList = directory.listFiles();
for (File file : fList){
if (file.isDirectory()){
System.out.println(file.getName());
}
}
}
/**
* List all files from a directory and its subdirectories
* @param directoryName to be listed
*/
public void listFilesAndFilesSubDirectories(String directoryName){
File directory = new File(directoryName);
//get all the files from a directory
File[] fList = directory.listFiles();
for (File file : fList){
if (file.isFile()){
System.out.println(file.getAbsolutePath());
} else if (file.isDirectory()){
listFilesAndFilesSubDirectories(file.getAbsolutePath());
}
}
}
public static void main (String[] args){
ListFilesUtil listFilesUtil = new ListFilesUtil();
final String directoryLinuxMac ="/Users/loiane/test";
//Windows directory example
final String directoryWindows ="C://test";
listFilesUtil.listFiles(directoryLinuxMac);
}
}
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