Java Utililty Methods Rename File

List of utility methods to do Rename File

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Method

voidrename(String srcPath, String destPath)
rename 
File file = new File(destPath);
file.delete();
file = new File(srcPath);
file.renameTo(new File(destPath));
booleanrename(String strFileName, String strRenameToName)
rename 
File f = new File(strFileName);
if (f.exists()) {
    if (strRenameToName.indexOf('/') < 0) {
        strRenameToName = (f.getParent() + "/" + strRenameToName).replace("//", "/");
    return f.renameTo(new File(strRenameToName));
return false;
...
booleanrename(String was_name, String new_name)
rename 
File was_file = new File(was_name);
File new_file = new File(new_name);
System.err.println(
        "[IOUtils] renaming: " + was_file.getAbsolutePath() + " to: " + new_file.getAbsolutePath());
return was_file.renameTo(new_file);
booleanrename_file_to_file(String n1, String n2)
renamfiltfile 
try {
    File f1 = new File(n1);
    File f2 = new File(n2);
    return (f1 != null && f2 != null ? f1.renameTo(f2) : false);
} catch (SecurityException e) {
    return false;
voidrenameBackup(File backupFile)
rename a file to name.n where n is 1..2 ..3 ... 
File parentDirectory = backupFile.getParentFile();
int index = 1;
while (true) {
    File newName = new File(parentDirectory, backupFile.getName() + "." + index++);
    if (newName.exists()) 
        continue; 
    if (!backupFile.renameTo(newName))
        throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot rename  temporary file " + backupFile.getAbsolutePath()
...
booleanrenameCanDelete()
rename Can Delete 
if (rcdDone)
    return rcdValue;
File a = null;
File b = null;
try {
    a = File.createTempFile("java-rename-check-", "");
    b = File.createTempFile("java-rename-check-", "");
    rcdValue = a.renameTo(b);
...
voidrenameContigs(File aliasFile, File cytobandFile, File seqDir)
rename Contigs 
BufferedReader aliasReader = null;
BufferedReader cytoReader = null;
PrintWriter cytoWriter = null;
File tmpCytoFile = new File(cytobandFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".tmp");
File backup = new File(cytobandFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".bak");
copyFile(cytobandFile, backup);
try {
    aliasReader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(aliasFile));
...
booleanrenameDirectory(File directory, File newDirectory)
rename Directory 
try {
    if (directory.isDirectory()) {
        directory.renameTo(newDirectory);
    } else {
        directory.mkdir();
        directory.renameTo(newDirectory);
    return true;
...
booleanrenameDirectory(File fromDir, File toDir)
rename Directory 
if (fromDir.exists() && fromDir.isDirectory()) {
    if (fromDir.renameTo(toDir))
        return true;
    else
        return false;
} else
    return false;
booleanrenameDirectory(String in_currentDirectoryPath, String in_newDirectoryPath)
Renames a directory. 
File currentDirectory = new File(in_currentDirectoryPath);
if (currentDirectory.exists() == false || currentDirectory.isDirectory() == false) {
    return false;
File newDirectory = new File(in_newDirectoryPath);
if (newDirectory.exists() == true) {
    return false;
if (currentDirectory.renameTo(newDirectory) == false) {
    return false;
return true;