Java Utililty Methods File Rename

List of utility methods to do File Rename

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Description

The list of methods to do File Rename are organized into topic(s).

Method

voidrenameFile(String fileFrom, String fileTo)
rename File 
File fFrom = new File(fileFrom);
File fTo = new File(fileTo);
if (fTo.exists()) {
    fTo.delete();
fFrom.renameTo(new File(fileTo));
booleanrenameFile(String fileName, String destFilename)
rename File 
File fromFile = new File(fileName);
File toFile = new File(destFilename);
return fromFile.renameTo(toFile);
booleanrenameFile(String filePath, String descFilePath)
rename file 
File file = new File(filePath);
if (!file.exists()) {
    return false;
File descFile = new File(descFilePath);
if (descFile.exists()) {
    return false;
return file.renameTo(descFile);
booleanrenameFile(String from, String to, String baksuffix)
rename File 
try {
    File ffrom = new File(from);
    if (!ffrom.isFile()) {
        return false;
    File fto = new File(to);
    if (fto.isFile()) {
        File fbak = new File(to + baksuffix);
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voidrenameFile(String fromFilename, String toFilename)
rename File 
File fileFrom = new File(fromFilename);
File fileTo = new File("newname");
if (fileTo.exists()) {
    throw new java.io.IOException("File " + toFilename + " already exists! Could not rename it.");
boolean success = fileFrom.renameTo(fileTo);
if (!success) {
    throw new java.io.IOException("Could not rename file " + toFilename + " to " + fromFilename + ".");
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voidrenameFile(String newName, String oldName)
rename File 
if (File.separatorChar == '\\') {
    copyFile(oldName, newName);
    File oldF = new File(oldName);
    oldF.delete();
} else {
    File oldF = new File(oldName);
    File newF = new File(newName);
    if (newF.exists()) {
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voidrenameFile(String oldFile, String newName)
Function renames a file to a new name. 
File file1 = new File(oldFile);
File file2 = new File(newName);
if (file2.exists()) {
    throw new java.io.IOException("FileUtilsElh::renameFile : file exists");
} else if (!file1.renameTo(file2)) {
    System.err.println("FileUtilsElh::renameFile : moving file failed\n\t" + file1.getAbsolutePath() + "\t"
            + file2.getAbsolutePath());
booleanrenameFile(String oldFileName, String newFileName)
rename File 
boolean success = false;
try {
    File fileToRename = new File(oldFileName);
    success = fileToRename.renameTo(new File(newFileName));
} catch (Exception e) {
return success;
booleanrenameFile(String oldname, String newname)
rename File 
try {
    File file = new File(oldname);
    File file2 = new File(newname);
    if (file2.exists()) {
        return false;
    return file.renameTo(file2);
} catch (Exception e) {
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booleanrenameFile(String oldname, String newname)
rename File 
File file = new File(oldname);
File file2 = new File(newname);
if (file2.exists()) {
    System.out.println("can not rename since target name is same as source name");
    return false;
boolean success = file.renameTo(file2);
if (!success) {
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