File Input/Output

[faiza haris]

my questions regarding the I/O File for the below code are
* why does isDirectory() and isFile both return false? isnt a path either a dir or a file only?
* how can i test lastModified...as it returns encoded value...and in my case giving me 0 only.
* createNewFile is not creating the file specified...anything wrong in code?How does it work?
* What is File, Directory by default? read, or write ?

import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;
public class TestioFile{
public static void main(String args[])
{
try
{
File f = new File("JCERT" );
File f1 = new File("Eigene Dateien"+ File.separator + "Inpage" +File.separator+ "Images"+ File.separator +"Makkah.jpg" );
File f2 = new File("Eigene Dateien"+ File.separator + "JCERT" +File.separator+ "java cert progs"+ File.separator +"bin"+ File.separator +"TestioFile.java" );
File f3 = new File("Eigene Dateien"+ File.separator + "Inpage" +File.separator+ "Images"+File.separator+ "Forestg.jpg" );
File f4 = new File("Eigene Dateien"+ File.separator + "Inpage" +File.separator+ "internal" );

System.out.println(" Path: " + f1.getPath());
System.out.println("Canonical Path: " + f1.getCanonicalPath());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.getAbsolutePath());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.getName());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.getParent());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.length());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f2.equals(f1));
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.isDirectory());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.isFile());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.isAbsolute());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f3.lastModified());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f4.canWrite());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f3.createNewFile());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f4.mkdir());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f4.exists());

}
catch (IOException e) {}
}
}

thanx alot in advance

[asim wagan]

Salaam!
File and Directory are representative classes so if they are not able to find the file or directory given by your path they will return false.

[Roopa Bagur]

I think you have to give the complete path in quotes instead of just giving the file name quotes.

Originally posted by faiza haris:
my questions regarding the I/O File for the below code are
* why does isDirectory() and isFile both return false? isnt a path either a dir or a file only?
* how can i test lastModified...as it returns encoded value...and in my case giving me 0 only.
* createNewFile is not creating the file specified...anything wrong in code?How does it work?
* What is File, Directory by default? read, or write ?

import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;
public class TestioFile{
public static void main(String args[])
{
try
{
File f = new File("JCERT" );
File f1 = new File("Eigene Dateien"+ File.separator + "Inpage" +File.separator+ "Images"+ File.separator +"Makkah.jpg" );
File f2 = new File("Eigene Dateien"+ File.separator + "JCERT" +File.separator+ "java cert progs"+ File.separator +"bin"+ File.separator +"TestioFile.java" );
File f3 = new File("Eigene Dateien"+ File.separator + "Inpage" +File.separator+ "Images"+File.separator+ "Forestg.jpg" );
File f4 = new File("Eigene Dateien"+ File.separator + "Inpage" +File.separator+ "internal" );

System.out.println(" Path: " + f1.getPath());
System.out.println("Canonical Path: " + f1.getCanonicalPath());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.getAbsolutePath());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.getName());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.getParent());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.length());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f2.equals(f1));
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.isDirectory());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.isFile());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f1.isAbsolute());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f3.lastModified());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f4.canWrite());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f3.createNewFile());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f4.mkdir());
System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + f4.exists());

}
catch (IOException e) {}
}
}

thanx alot in advance

[faiza haris]

ok now i tried to get the Date by the object using lastModified() as suggessted, but still its giving errors
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;
public class TestioFile4{
public static void main(String args[])
{
try{
File f= new File("c:"+File.separator+ "eigene dateien" + File.separator+ "jcert"+ File.separator
+"java cert progs" + File.separator + "bin" + File.separator + "Testfilepaths.java");
// f.createNewFile();

Date d= new Date(f.lastModified());
System.out.println(d);
}

catch(IOException e){System.out.println(e);}
}
}
Plz help