Java Io File

Introduction to
class java.io.File
An abstract representation of file and directory pathnames.
Table of contents
01 02
java.io.File Methods
What is File object? File object constructors and operations
03 04
JSON Object Example
What is JSON? How to read/write JSON objects
from/to files?
01
java.io.File
Constructors of File object
java.io.File
An abstract representation of file and directory pathnames.
User interfaces and operating systems use system-dependent pathname strings to

name files and directories. This class presents an abstract, system-independent
view of hierarchical pathnames.
Instances of the File class are immutable; that is, once created, the abstract
pathname represented by a File object will never change.
02
Methods
File object constructors and operations
Constructors
Constructor Description
Creates a new File instance by converting the

File(String pathname)
given pathname string into an abstract pathname.
Creates a new File instance from a parent

File(String parent, String child)
pathname string and a child pathname string.
Creates a new File instance from a parent abstract

File(File parent, String child)
pathname and a child pathname string.
Methods
Type Methods Description
Tests whether the application can
boolean canRead() / canWrite() read/modify the file denoted by the abstract
pathname.
Atomically creates a new, empty file named

boolean createNewFile() by the abstract pathname if and only if a file
with this name does not yet exist.
Deletes the file or directory denoted by the

boolean delete()
abstract pathname.
Methods
Returns an array of strings naming the files
String[] list() and directories in the directory denoted by
the abstract pathname.
Tests whether the file denoted by the

boolean isFile()
abstract pathname is a normal file.
Tests whether the file denoted by the

boolean isDirectory()
abstract pathname is a directory.
Methods
Creates the directory named by the abstract

boolean mkdir()
pathname.
Creates the directory named by the abstract

boolean mkdirs() pathname, including any necessary but
nonexistent parent directories.
Returns the pathname string of the abstract

String toString()
pathname.
03
JSON
What is JSON?
JSON
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format that is

easy for humans to read and write and easy for machines to parse and generate.
It is:
● “self-describing”
● language independent
JSON object example
"name": "John Doe", "age": 30, "isMarried": false, "children": ["Jane", "Mark"],
"address": { "street": "123 Main St", "city": "Anytown", "zipcode": "12345" }
}
04
Example
How to read/write JSON objects from/to files?
Libraries
import java.io.IOException;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import org.json.JSONTokener;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import org.json.JSONArray;
Read JSON from file
JSONObject jsonObject = null;
FileReader reader = new FileReader("src/main/resources/user.json");
// Using JSONTokener to parse the JSON file
JSONTokener tokener = new JSONTokener(reader);
jsonObject = new JSONObject(tokener);
// Read values from the JSONObject

String name = jsonObject.getString("name");
int age = jsonObject.getInt("age");
boolean isMarried = jsonObject.getBoolean("isMarried");
JSONArray children = jsonObject.getJSONArray("children");
JSONObject address = jsonObject.getJSONObject("address");
Read JSON from a file
System.out.println("Name: " + name);
System.out.println("Age: " + age);
System.out.println("Married: " + isMarried);
System.out.println("Children: ");
for (int i = 0; i < children.length(); i++) {
System.out.println("Child " + (i + 1) + ": " + children.getString(i));
}
System.out.println("Address: ");
System.out.println("Street: " + address.getString("street"));
System.out.println("City: " + address.getString("city"));
System.out.println("Zipcode: " + address.getInt("zipcode"));
Write JSON to a file
FileWriter file = new FileWriter("src/main/resources/user_output.json");

// Write the JSON object to a file
file.write(jsonObject.toString(4));
System.out.println("JSON written to user_output.json");
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Introduction to

An abstract representation of file and directory pathnames.

User interfaces and operating systems use system-dependent pathname strings to

Creates a new File instance by converting the

Creates a new File instance from a parent

Creates a new File instance from a parent abstract

Atomically creates a new, empty file named

Deletes the file or directory denoted by the

Tests whether the file denoted by the

Tests whether the file denoted by the

Creates the directory named by the abstract

Creates the directory named by the abstract

Returns the pathname string of the abstract

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format that is

"address": { "street": "123 Main St", "city": "Anytown", "zipcode": "12345" }

// Read values from the JSONObject

FileWriter file = new FileWriter("src/main/resources/user_output.json");

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