Static function to get current working directory

[Java Tip]

The following static function can be used to get the current working director.

Code:

    private static void doGetDir() {

        String curDir = System.getProperty("user.dir");
        
        System.out.println("\nThe current working directory is:");
        System.out.println("  - " + curDir);
    }

[Nicholas Jordan]

Only reading the code once, it appears to me to be getting user home directory. To get current dir would we not:

Code:

String currentDir = new File(".");

And, as well, working dir and current dir may be somewhat misleading for inexperienced coders. Say runnable Java code with a properly written main() and so on is in /dir/dir/program.class and the code does File fidelus = new File("../dir/dir/drivel.dat"); or opens several files or tries to do some beginner blunder or ..... ( unthought of work goes here )

Where did the concept of working dir go?....perhaps concept of working directory is of limited scope. If os supports multiple file handles open, concept of working directory is archaic.