File Path

[novice]

FileWriter fstream = new FileWriter("abc.txt");

The above code creates the file in the folder, where Eclipse is installed. However, I want to create the file in the bin folder of the Java project.

Or
What is the way to get the path of bin folder of the Java project, in Java?

Please guide.

regards,

[Norm]

What is the way to get the path of bin folder of the Java project, in Java?

You could use the JFileChooser class to allow the user to find the folder.

[Jodokus]

FileWriter fstream = new FileWriter("abc.txt");
The above code creates the file in the folder, where Eclipse is installed.

I just tried it because I didn't believe you.
It creates the file in your project-folder (under the Eclipse-folder).
The bin is normally just under the project folder, so "bin\\abc.txt" will do the trick.
(I guess I would prefer not to use the bin-directory, but a resource (or whatever) folder on the same level.
The bin is often cleared (erased) by Eclipse, and files from src are copied there, apart from class-files of course).

[stchman]

FileWriter fstream = new FileWriter("abc.txt");

The above code creates the file in the folder, where Eclipse is installed. However, I want to create the file in the bin folder of the Java project.

Or
What is the way to get the path of bin folder of the Java project, in Java?

Please guide.

regards,

You can specify a path in the constructor if you wish. Remember to use File.separator.

[novice]

I am using mac version of Eclipse (64 bit), may be this is one of the reason. On my computer, the file is stored at the below address

/Users/usera/ECLIPSES/eclipse-classic-64/Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS

Jodokus advised "I guess I would prefer not to use the bin-directory, but a resource (or whatever) folder on the same level"

yes, Thanks for advice. But still I do not know, how to get the path of that directory, or how to store newly created file in project folder.

Norm advised "You could use the JFileChooser class to allow the user to find the folder."
but I want to be bit more simple, so that user do not do any thing regarding file Path.

Actually, I want to distribute a Java project(code) to some of my colleagues. Presently I have hard-coded the path in code. One can understand that this is not the right way.

Please advise.

[novice]

Please note, I run my project as an Eclipse Application (not a simple Java application)

regards,

[Norm]

I want to distribute a Java project(code)

my project as an Eclipse Application(not a simple Java application)

What is the difference between an Eclipse app and a simple Java app?

[novice]

I mean, I run my project as an Eclipse application and this opens a new child "Eclipse Window". Whereas in a regular Java application, may be new child "Eclipse window" is not necessary. I guess this is the reason that it creates file at path

/Users/usera/ECLIPSES/eclipse-classic-64/Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS

note the "Eclipse.app" in path.

IWorkspace workspace = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace();
String folder= workspace.getRoot().getLocation().toFile().getPath ().toString();

I used above code, it provides some absolute path but still, not the one, I am looking for i.e the address of the project folder

regards,

[Norm]

the address of the project folder

What is its value for a simple Java app? Which I assume is completely inside of a jar file.

[novice]

my apology, I could not understand your recent reply, however as an explanation of my problem, please find below code

public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {

FileWriter fstream = new FileWriter("zxy.txt");

BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(fstream);
out.write("This is test\n");
out.close();

}

I run above code and it stores the file at correct (wanted )path
/Users/usera/Documents/workspace/Test

However, when I run the actual project as an "Eclipse application", it creates file at unwanted path.

regards,

[Norm]

I run above code and it stores the file at correct (wanted )path

I run the actual project as an "Eclipse application", it creates file at unwanted path.

If the first one does what you want, do it that way.

[novice]

It creates file at wanted path when project is run as "Java Application". However, it creates file at unwanted path, when it runs as "Eclipse Application". Please note, I am supposed to run my project as an Eclipse Application, as the developed project is an Eclipse plugin.

I created a test project to check the behavior of FileWriter. I learned that Java runtime creates file in the project folder (as you think), if the project run as "Java Application", however, the behavior of Java runtime is different, if we run project as "Eclipse application".

Anyhow, thanks for your advice.

regards,




regards,

[Tolls]

It's not the behaviour of the runtime that's different.
It's the "home" directory of the app that is.
Your plugin is run inside Eclipse as part of Eclipse, and it's "home" is in that directory inside Eclipse.
When run as its own project its "home" is the project.

Not much you can do about that.

What (exactly) are you trying to get?
A path to an open project?
Any open project?