How to pass method returning file path to file in java?

Asked Mar 10 '18 at 21:41

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I am new to java programming.

File file = new File("C:\\Users\\user\\test.txt");

Here I used 2 /'s to seperate. If I have a method that returns file path as string , how can I pass that in File() for it to work correctly? The method fileDialogue.getDirectory() that returns path returns it in windows format. So I can't open the file whose path is returned by getDirectory method in FileDialogue.

edited Mar 10 '18 at 21:48

asked Mar 10 '18 at 21:41

bhatnaushad

In what type is the "path" you get ? class `Path`, `String` ? clarify please – azro Mar 10 '18 at 21:42
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What are you asking? You have to escape ``\`` (if you use `/` you only need one, regardless of platform) because ``\`` is a special character. – Elliott Frisch Mar 10 '18 at 21:42
path is String @azro – bhatnaushad Mar 10 '18 at 21:44
If the string already has the appropriate backslashes in, it should work. Escaping backslashes is required for typing string literals, not of creating `File` objects. – khelwood Mar 10 '18 at 21:47
`return file.getAbsolutePath()` ?? – Heng Lin Mar 10 '18 at 21:47

How to pass method returning file path to file in java?

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