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Differentiate between file and a folder

a gandhi
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Hi,
I am getting all the files from a folder. A folder can have files and subfolders also. I want to know if there is a way in java to differentiate between a folder and a file.
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Don Kiddick
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myFile.isDirectory()
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Jim Yingst
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The File class has an isDirectory() method which should be what you want.

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