Java: Check if given pathname is a directory or a file

Last update on March 13 2025 09:00:52 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Write a Java program to check if the given pathname is a directory or a file.

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.io.File;
public class Exercise5 {
       public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Create a File object
        File my_file_dir = new File("/home/students/abc.txt");
         if (my_file_dir.isDirectory()) 
           {
            System.out.println(my_file_dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is a directory.\n");
           } 
         else
          {
            System.out.println(my_file_dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a directory.\n");
          }
         if (my_file_dir.isFile()) 
           {
            System.out.println(my_file_dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is a file.\n");
           } 
         else
          {
            System.out.println(my_file_dir.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a file.\n");
          }  
      }
  }

Sample Output:

/home/students/abc.txt is not a directory.

/home/students/abc.txt is not a file.

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Java program to check whether a given path is a file, a directory, or a symbolic link.
• Write a Java program to differentiate between files and directories in a given list of paths.
• Write a Java program to verify the type of a path and perform specific actions based on whether it's a file or folder.
• Write a Java program to determine the path type using both Java IO and NIO libraries and compare the results.

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