Question

Is there a way to get the full path for a file exists on the computer ?
For example , I want to get the full path for a file in a folder on desktop

I tried using :

  File f = new File("help.chm");

  String f2=f.getAbsolutePath();
  f3=f3.replaceAll("\\\\","/" );
  System.out.println("Path:"+f3);

but it gave me the path of the project like this:

C:/Users/toshiba/Documents/NetBeansProjects/test/help.chm

although the file is not located there .

Answer 1

Since the other answers do not cover your question, here is my comment:

To get a file’s path, you first need to tell your java program where it is or how to find it.

For your specific example you can get the desktop path using: System.getProperty("user.home") + "/Desktop"; then you can search through folders on your desktop for a matching file name.

Read here to learn how to search for files: docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/find.html