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Renaming a file in Java

The renameTo method of file class can be used for renaming a file or directory.

import java.io.File;
/**
 * File class examples
 */
public class FileExample  {
	public static void main(String[] args){
		// Create file object representing the source file/directory
		File file = new File("d:\\temp\\test.txt");

		// Create the destination file/directory.
		File destintation = new File("d:\\temp\\test1.text");

		// Rename the file.
		boolean status = file.renameTo(destintation);

		System.out.println("Renaming status - "+status);

	}
}

Tags: File, file class examples, File examples, java.io, java.io.File

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