How to rename a file?
SolutionThis example demonstrates how to renaming a file using oldName.renameTo(newName) method of File class.
import java.io.File; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { File oldName = new File("C:/program.txt"); File newName = new File("C:/java.txt"); if(oldName.renameTo(newName)) { System.out.println("renamed"); } else { System.out.println("Error"); } } }Result
The above code sample will produce the following result.To test this example, first create a file 'program.txt' in 'C' drive.
renamed
The following is another example of rename a file in java
import java.io.File; public class RenameFileExample { public static void main(String[] args) { File oldfile = new File("C:/oldfile_name.txt"); File newfile = new File("C:/newfile_name.txt"); if(oldfile.renameTo(newfile)) { System.out.println("File name changed succesful"); } else { System.out.println("Rename failed"); } } }Result
The above code sample will produce the following result. To test this example, first create a file 'oldfile_name.txt' in 'C' drive.
File name changed succesful
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