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File getPath() method in Java with Examples

The getPath() method is a part of File class. This function returns the path of the given file object. The function returns a string object which contains the path of the given file object.

Function Signature:

public String getPath()

Function Syntax:

file.getPath()

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return value: The function returns a String value which is the Path of the given File object.

Below programs will illustrate the use of the getPath() function:

Example 1: We are given a file object of a file, we have to get the path of the file object.




// Java program to demonstrate the
// use of getPath() function
  
import java.io.*;
  
public class solution {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
  
        // try catch block to handle exceptions
        try {
  
            // Create a file object
            File f
                = new File("c:\\users\\program.txt");
  
            // Get the path of the given file f
            String path = f.getPath();
  
            // Display the file path of the file object
            System.out.println("File path : " + path);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println(e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}


Output:

File path : c:\users\program.txt

Example 2: We are given a file object of a directory, we have to get the path of the file object.




// Java program to demonstrate the
// use of getPath() function
  
import java.io.*;
  
public class solution {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
  
        // try catch block to handle exceptions
        try {
  
            // Create a file object
            File f = new File("c:\\users\\program");
  
            // Get the path of the given file f
            String path = f.getPath();
  
            // Display the file path of the file object
            System.out.println("File path : " + path);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println(e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}


Output:

File path : c:\users\program

The programs might not run in an online IDE. please use an offline IDE and set the path of the file

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