The getName() method is a part of File class. This function returns the Name of the given file object. The function returns a string object which contains the Name of the given file object.If the abstract path does not contain any name then a null string is returned.
Function Signature:
public String getName()
Function Syntax:
file.getName()
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return value: This function returns a String value which is the Name of the given File object.
Below programs will illustrate the use of the getName() function:
Example 1: We are given a file object of a file, we have to get the Name of the file object.
// Java program to demonstrate the// use of getName() 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 Name of the given file f String Name = f.getName(); // Display the file Name of the file object System.out.println("File Name : " + Name); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); } }} |
Output:
File Name : program.txt
Example 2: We are given a file object of a directory, we have to get the Name of the file object.
// Java program to demonstrate the// use of getName() 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 Name of the given file f String Name = f.getName(); // Display the file Name // of the file object System.out.println("File Name : " + Name); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); } }} |
Output:
File Name :program
The programs might not run in an online IDE. please use an offline IDE and set the Name of the file
