Uses of Class
java.io.File

Packages that use File

Package	Description
java.io	Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.nio.file	Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.util	Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array).

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
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.

Uses of File in java.nio.file

Methods in java.nio.file that return File

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
File	Path.toFile() Returns a File object representing this path.

Uses of File in java.util

Constructors in java.util with parameters of type File

Constructor and Description
Scanner(File source) Constructs a new Scanner that produces values scanned from the specified file.
Scanner(File source, String charsetName) Constructs a new Scanner that produces values scanned from the specified file.