Java File getName() method example

public String getName()

This method returns a String which denotes the name of the file or directory denoted by this abstract pathname, or the empty string if this pathname’s name sequence is empty.

Requires Java 1.0 and up

Below is a java code demonstrates the use of getName() method of File class. The example presented might be simple however it shows the behaviour of the getFreeSpace() method of File class. We have put a check if the file exists or not before we printed the getName() method.

package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;

import java.io.File;

/*
 * This example source code demonstrates the use of  
 * getName() method of File class.
 * 
 */

public class FileGetNameExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// initialize File object
		File file = new File("C:javatutorialhqinputtest_file.txt");

		boolean result;
		// check if file exists
		result=file.exists();
		if(result){
			// print message that file exists
			System.out.println(file.getName() + " exists");
		}
		else{
			//print message that the file does not exist
			System.out.println(file.getName()+" does not exists");
		}
	}
}

Below is the sample output when you run the above example.

• Java File Class Tutorial
• Java Tutorial

• Oracle Java Documentation