Java – Convert File to Path

By mkyong | Updated: August 24, 2020

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This article shows how to convert a File to a Path in Java.

java.io.File => java.nio.file.Path

// Convert File to Path
File file = new File("/home/mkyong/test/file.txt");
Path path = file.toPath();

java.nio.file.Path => java.io.File

// Convert Path to File
Path path = Paths.get("/home/mkyong/test/file.txt");
File file = path.toFile();

1. Convert File to Path

In Java, we can use file.toPath() to convert a File into a Path.

package com.mkyong.io.howto;

import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Path;

public class FileToPath {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        File file = new File("/home/mkyong/test/file.txt");

        // Java 1.7, convert File to Path
        Path path = file.toPath();

        System.out.println(path);

    }
}

2. Convert Path to File

In Java, we can use path.toFile() to convert a Path into a File.

package com.mkyong.io.howto;

import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class PathToFile {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Path path = Paths.get("/home/mkyong/test/file.txt");

        // Convert Path to File
        File file = path.toFile();

        System.out.println(file);

    }
}

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References

• File JavaDoc
• Path JavaDoc