File getName() method in Java with Examples
Last Updated :
30 Jan, 2019
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.
import java.io.*;
public class solution {
public static void main(String args[])
{
try {
File f = new File( "c:\\users\\program.txt" );
String Name = f.getName();
System.out.println( "File Name : " + Name);
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
}
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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.
import java.io.*;
public class solution {
public static void main(String args[])
{
try {
File f
= new File( "c:\\users\\program" );
String Name = f.getName();
System.out.println( "File Name : "
+ Name);
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
}
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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
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