How to Rename a File

[Ada]

I also want to rename a file in Java. How can i do that?

[FaRuK]

Hi Ada,

You can use following code segment to rename a file:

    // File (or directory) with old name
    File file = new File("oldname");
    
    // File (or directory) with new name
    File file2 = new File("newname");
    
    // Rename file (or directory)
    boolean success = file.renameTo(file2);
    if (!success) {
        // File was not successfully renamed
    }

File class has several similar useful methods. I reccomend you to check them:

File (Java 2 Platform SE v1.4.2)