list files in directory java code example

Example 1: how to get all the names of the files in a folder in java?

List<String> results = new ArrayList<String>();


File[] files = new File("/path/to/the/directory").listFiles();
//If this pathname does not denote a directory, then listFiles() returns null. 

for (File file : files) {
    if (file.isFile()) {
        results.add(file.getName());
    }
}

Example 2: java list all non directory files in the directory

public class Pathnames {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Creates an array in which we will store the names of files and directories
        String[] pathnames;

        // Creates a new File instance by converting the given pathname string
        // into an abstract pathname
        File f = new File("D:/Programming");

        // Populates the array with names of files and directories
        pathnames = f.list();

        // For each pathname in the pathnames array
        for (String pathname : pathnames) {
            // Print the names of files and directories
            System.out.println(pathname);
        }
    }
}

Example 3: java list files in directory

File f = new File("D:/Programming");

// This filter will only include files ending with .py
FilenameFilter filter = new FilenameFilter() {
        @Override
        public boolean accept(File f, String name) {
            return name.endsWith(".py");
        }
    };

// This is how to apply the filter
String [] pathnames = f.list(filter);