Here you can find the source of rename(File src, File dest)
public static boolean rename(File src, File dest)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w ww. ja v a 2 s . c o m * Copyright @ 2006-2010 by The Jxva Framework Foundation * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.io.File; public class Main { public static boolean rename(File src, File dest) { if (src.exists()) { return src.renameTo(dest); } return false; } }