Why File.listFiles() prints Directories?

[eeriehunk]

Hi, According to J2SE API documentation, The description of the methods list() and listFiles() is as followes:
String[] list()
Returns an array of strings naming the files and directories in the directory denoted by this abstract pathname.
File[] listFiles()
Returns an array of abstract pathnames denoting the files in the directory denoted by this abstract pathname.

But the listFiles() method is displaying directories too and I dont understand why. I tried the same program on UNIX platform too. There is no separate method which will display just the Directories or Folders.
Thanks in advance.

[dmjpro]

Hi, According to J2SE API documentation, The description of the methods list() and listFiles() is as followes:
String[] list()
Returns an array of strings naming the files and directories in the directory denoted by this abstract pathname.
File[] listFiles()
Returns an array of abstract pathnames denoting the files in the directory denoted by this abstract pathname.

But the listFiles() method is displaying directories too and I dont understand why. I tried the same program on UNIX platform too. There is no separate method which will display just the Directories or Folders.
Thanks in advance.

Have a look at this and also this

Debasis Jana.

[JosAH]

But the listFiles() method is displaying directories too and I dont understand why. I tried the same program on UNIX platform too. There is no separate method which will display just the Directories or Folders.
Thanks in advance.

Would you understand the functionality if the methods were named 'listEntries'?
Both methods simply list all entries given an entry (read: File). One returns
Strings, the names of the entries and the other returns the entries themselves.

You can interrogate each entry for representing a directory or a regular file entry.

kind regards,

Jos

[eeriehunk]

Have a look at this and also this

Debasis Jana.

Thank you for pointing me to File Filters. I didnt realise filters would solve what I am trying to achieve.
Regards,
eh
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