Java Files class
import java.io.IOException; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths; import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { Path filepath = Paths.get("examples\\test.txt"); System.out.println("File Name: " + filepath.getName(1)); System.out.println("Path: " + filepath); System.out.println("Absolute Path: " + filepath.toAbsolutePath()); System.out.println("Parent: " + filepath.getParent()); if (Files.exists(filepath)) System.out.println("File exists"); else/*from w w w . j a va 2s. c o m*/ System.out.println("File does not exist"); try { if (Files.isHidden(filepath)) System.out.println("File is hidden"); else System.out.println("File is not hidden"); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println("I/O Error: " + e); } Files.isWritable(filepath); System.out.println("File is writeable"); Files.isReadable(filepath); System.out.println("File is readable"); try { BasicFileAttributes attribs = Files.readAttributes(filepath, BasicFileAttributes.class); if (attribs.isDirectory()) System.out.println("The file is a directory"); else System.out.println("The file is not a directory"); if (attribs.isRegularFile()) System.out.println("The file is a normal file"); else System.out.println("The file is not a normal file"); if (attribs.isSymbolicLink()) System.out.println("The file is a symbolic link"); else System.out.println("The file is not a symbolic link"); System.out.println("File last modified: " + attribs.lastModifiedTime()); System.out.println("File size: " + attribs.size() + " Bytes"); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println("Error reading attributes: " + e); } } }