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Java File Utility Class
Ramesh Fadatare edited this page Jul 21, 2018
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In this article, we will show you the list commonly used file utility methods. This File Utility class contains more than 20 file utility methods and all are commonly used methods. Hope this FileUtils class will helps. Each file utility methods are explained with javadoc or comments. The comments are self descriptive and we can understand each method usage via comments.
package com.javaguides.javaio.utility;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.nio.file.FileSystems;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
/**
* Commonly used file utility methods.
* @author javaguides.net
*
*/
public class FileUtils {
/**
* Given the size of a file outputs as human readable size using SI prefix.
* <i>Base 1024</i>
* @param size Size in bytes of a given File.
* @return SI String representing the file size (B,KB,MB,GB,TB).
*/
public static String readableFileSize(long size) {
if (size <= 0) {
return "0";
}
final String[] units = new String[] {"B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB"};
int digitGroups = (int)(Math.log10(size) / Math.log10(1024));
return new DecimalFormat("#,##0.#").format(size / Math.pow(1024, digitGroups))
+ " " + units[digitGroups];
}
/**
* Get file extension such as "txt","png","pdf"
* @param file
* @return
*/
public static String getFileExtension(File file){
String fileName = file.getName();
if(fileName.lastIndexOf('.') != -1 && fileName.lastIndexOf('.') != 0){
return fileName.substring(fileName.lastIndexOf('.')+1);
}else{
return "File don't have extension";
}
}
/**
* Check for file extension
* @param file
* @param extension
* @return
*/
public static boolean hasExtension(String file, String extension) {
return file.endsWith(extension);
}
/**
* get last modified given file date
* @param file
* @return
*/
public static long getLastModifiedDate(File file){
return file.lastModified();
}
/**
* check if a file exists in Java
* @param file
* @return
*/
public static boolean checkFileExist(File file){
return file.exists();
}
/**
* Converts InputStream to a String
* @param in
* @return
* @throws IOException
*/
public static String convertInputStreamToString(final InputStream in) throws IOException {
ByteArrayOutputStream result = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
int length;
while ((length = in.read(buffer)) != -1) {
result.write(buffer, 0, length);
}
return result.toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name());
}
/**
* Reads content of a file to a String
* @param path
* @return
* @throws IOException
*/
public String readFileAsString(Path path) throws IOException {
return new String(Files.readAllBytes(path));
}
/**
* getCurrentWorkingDirectoryPath
* @return
*/
public static String getCurrentWorkingDirectoryPath() {
return FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("").toAbsolutePath().toString();
}
/**
* Returns the value of java.io.tmpdir system property. It appends separator if not present at the end.
* @return
*/
public static String tmpDirName() {
String tmpDirName = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
if (!tmpDirName.endsWith(File.separator)) {
tmpDirName += File.separator;
}
return tmpDirName;
}
/**
* Returns the path to the system temporary directory.
*
* @return the path to the system temporary directory.
*/
public static String getTempDirectoryPath() {
return System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
}
/**
* Returns the path to the user's home directory.
*
* @return the path to the user's home directory.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
public static String getUserDirectoryPath() {
return System.getProperty("user.home");
}
/**
* Returns a {@link File} representing the user's home directory.
*
* @return the user's home directory.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
public static File getUserDirectory() {
return new File(getUserDirectoryPath());
}
/**
* Converts a Collection containing java.io.File instanced into array
* representation. This is to account for the difference between
* File.listFiles() and FileUtils.listFiles().
*
* @param files a Collection containing java.io.File instances
* @return an array of java.io.File
*/
public static File[] convertFileCollectionToFileArray(final Collection<File> files) {
return files.toArray(new File[files.size()]);
}
/**
* Gets the extension of a file name, like ".png" or ".jpg".
*
* @param uri
* @return Extension including the dot("."); "" if there is no extension;
* null if uri was null.
*/
public static String getExtension(String uri) {
if (uri == null) {
return null;
}
int dot = uri.lastIndexOf(".");
if (dot >= 0) {
return uri.substring(dot);
} else {
// No extension.
return "";
}
}
/**
* Compares the contents of two files to determine if they are equal or not.
* <p>
* This method checks to see if the two files are different lengths
* or if they point to the same file, before resorting to byte-by-byte
* comparison of the contents.
* <p>
* Code origin: Avalon
*
* @param file1 the first file
* @param file2 the second file
* @return true if the content of the files are equal or they both don't
* exist, false otherwise
* @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
*/
public static boolean contentEquals(final File file1, final File file2) throws IOException {
final boolean file1Exists = file1.exists();
if (file1Exists != file2.exists()) {
return false;
}
if (!file1Exists) {
// two not existing files are equal
return true;
}
if (file1.isDirectory() || file2.isDirectory()) {
// don't want to compare directory contents
throw new IOException("Can't compare directories, only files");
}
if (file1.length() != file2.length()) {
// lengths differ, cannot be equal
return false;
}
if (file1.getCanonicalFile().equals(file2.getCanonicalFile())) {
// same file
return true;
}
try (InputStream input1 = new FileInputStream(file1);
InputStream input2 = new FileInputStream(file2)) {
return IOUtils.contentEquals(input1, input2);
}
}
/**
* Compares the contents of two files to determine if they are equal or not.
* <p>
* This method checks to see if the two files point to the same file,
* before resorting to line-by-line comparison of the contents.
* <p>
*
* @param file1 the first file
* @param file2 the second file
* @param charsetName the character encoding to be used.
* May be null, in which case the platform default is used
* @return true if the content of the files are equal or neither exists,
* false otherwise
* @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
* @see IOUtils#contentEqualsIgnoreEOL(Reader, Reader)
* @since 2.2
*/
public static boolean contentEqualsIgnoreEOL(final File file1, final File file2, final String charsetName)
throws IOException {
final boolean file1Exists = file1.exists();
if (file1Exists != file2.exists()) {
return false;
}
if (!file1Exists) {
// two not existing files are equal
return true;
}
if (file1.isDirectory() || file2.isDirectory()) {
// don't want to compare directory contents
throw new IOException("Can't compare directories, only files");
}
if (file1.getCanonicalFile().equals(file2.getCanonicalFile())) {
// same file
return true;
}
try (Reader input1 = charsetName == null
? new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file1), Charset.defaultCharset())
: new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file1), charsetName);
Reader input2 = charsetName == null
? new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file2), Charset.defaultCharset())
: new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file2), charsetName)) {
return IOUtils.contentEqualsIgnoreEOL(input1, input2);
}
}
/**
* Returns the path only (without file name).
*
* @param file
* @return
*/
public static File getPathWithoutFilename(File file) {
if (file != null) {
if (file.isDirectory()) {
// no file to be split off. Return everything
return file;
} else {
String filename = file.getName();
String filepath = file.getAbsolutePath();
// Construct path without file name.
String pathwithoutname = filepath.substring(0,
filepath.length() - filename.length());
if (pathwithoutname.endsWith("/")) {
pathwithoutname = pathwithoutname.substring(0, pathwithoutname.length() - 1);
}
return new File(pathwithoutname);
}
}
return null;
}
/**
* Tests if the specified <code>File</code> is newer than the specified
* <code>Date</code>.
*
* @param file the <code>File</code> of which the modification date
* must be compared, must not be {@code null}
* @param date the date reference, must not be {@code null}
* @return true if the <code>File</code> exists and has been modified
* after the given <code>Date</code>.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the file is {@code null}
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the date is {@code null}
*/
public static boolean isFileNewer(final File file, final Date date) {
if (date == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("No specified date");
}
return isFileNewer(file, date.getTime());
}
/**
* Tests if the specified <code>File</code> is newer than the specified
* time reference.
*
* @param file the <code>File</code> of which the modification date must
* be compared, must not be {@code null}
* @param timeMillis the time reference measured in milliseconds since the
* epoch (00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970)
* @return true if the <code>File</code> exists and has been modified after
* the given time reference.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the file is {@code null}
*/
public static boolean isFileNewer(final File file, final long timeMillis) {
if (file == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("No specified file");
}
if (!file.exists()) {
return false;
}
return file.lastModified() > timeMillis;
}
/**
* Join file and extension
* @param file
* @param ext
* @return
*/
public static String join(String file, String ext) {
return file + '/' + ext;
}
/**
* Check if a directory existss
*
* @param dir
* the directory to check
* @return {@code true} if the {@code dir} exists on the file system
*/
public static boolean exists(String dir) {
File f = new File(dir);
if (f.exists()) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* A wrapper for {@link java.io.File#renameTo(File)}
*
* @param oldf
* the original filename
* @param newf
* the new filename
* @return {@code true} if the move was successful
*/
public static boolean move(File oldf, File newf) {
return oldf.renameTo(newf);
}
/**
* A wrapper for {@link java.io.File#renameTo(File)} which creates new File
* handles for both args.
*
* @param oldf
* the original filename
* @param newf
* the new filename
* @return {@code true} if the move was successful
*/
public static boolean move(String oldf, String newf) {
return new File(oldf).renameTo(new File(newf));
}
/**
* Creates {@code dir} if it doesn't yet exist. A wrapper for
* {@link java.io.File#mkdir()}
*
* @param dir
* the directory to create
* @return {@code true} if the operation was successful
*/
public static boolean mkdir(String dir) {
boolean success = exists(dir) ? true : new File(dir).mkdir();
return success;
}
/**
* Creates all {@code dir}s in the path as needed. A wrapper for
* {@link java.io.File#mkdirs()}
*
* @param dir
* the path to create
* @return {@code true} if the operation was successful
*/
public static boolean mkdirs(String dir) {
boolean success = exists(dir) ? true : new File(dir).mkdirs();
return success;
}
/**
* Returns the current timestamp in format {@code yyyyMMddHHmmssSSS}
*
* @return the current timestamp
* @see java.text.SimpleDateFormat
*/
public static String getTimeStamp() {
return new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmssSSS").format(new Date());
}
/**
* Get a list of directory contents
*
* @param d
* the directory to list
* @return a list of directory contents
*/
public static List<File> getFileList(File d) {
return getFileList(d, -1);
}
/**
* Gets a recursive list of directory contents
*
* @param d
* the directory to interrogate
* @param depth
* the number of level to recurse
* @return a list of directory contents
*/
public static List<File> getFileList(File d, int depth) {
List<File> fList = new ArrayList<>();
if (d.canRead() && d.isDirectory()) {
File[] list = d.listFiles();
for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
File f = list[i];
if (f.isFile()) {
fList.add(f);
} else {
if (depth > 0) {
fList.addAll(getFileList(f, depth - 1));
} else if (depth == -1) {
fList.addAll(getFileList(f, -1));
}
}
}
}
return fList;
}
/**
* recursively deletes the path and all it's content and returns true if it succeeds
* Note that the content could be partially deleted and the method return false
*
* @param path the path to delete
* @return true if the path was deleted
*/
public static boolean forceDeletePath(File path) {
if (path == null) {
return false;
}
if (path.exists() && path.isDirectory()) {
File[] files = path.listFiles();
for (File file : files) {
if (file.isDirectory()) {
forceDeletePath(file);
} else {
file.delete();
}
}
}
return path.delete();
}
}