Hi Mark
2006/1/2, Mark Fortner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> 4. I'd like to be able to rename a file. But I don't see a very
> straightforward way of doing it. There's a move method, and a
> canBeRenamedTo method, but nothing that explicitly allows me to
> rename the file and that takes a string. This might be added to
> FileUtil if you want to keep the current API the same.
my 2 cents:
// File (or directory) with old name
File file = new File(*"oldname"*);
// File (or directory) with new name
File file2 = new File(*"newname"*);
// Rename file (or directory)
boolean success = file.renameTo(file2);
if (!success) {
// File was not successfully renamed
}
hope it helps.
cheers,
valerio
5. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to "select" a file. For
> example, if you are creating a table model and you want to display
> a checkbox to indicate that the file is selected, there isn't a
> method like "isSelected" to determine if the file is currently
> selected.
>
> Mark Fortner
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