File.getPath()

[selvas kumars]

Hi all,
I am trying to read a list of files from the filesystem inside a method of class say A1. This
objectA1 method is called by a bean method.
It is not able to list the files, but able to print the path.Is that inside a bean we can't acess the file system?? code snippet is below.

final File path = new File(strFileName);
System.out.println("path is "+path.getPath());
String list = strImgList = path.list();
list value is null.
Thanks,
silva.

[Murali Nanchala]

If 'path is of type File then can you compile this line:
String list = strImgList = path.list();
'cause the list() method returns an array of Strings.
Do you want to post the complete code, atleast the complete method if your Class is large.
Murali

[selvas kumars]

Thanks murali.
sorry, my code is like the below. strFileName holds the file path. This method is executed on unix machine.
final File path = new File(strFileName);
System.out.println("path is "+path.getPath());
String strImgList[] = path.list();
strImgList value is null. what might be the reason for this??

[Dave Landers]

Did you look at the javadoc for File.list?

If this abstract pathname does not denote a directory, then this method returns null.