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Using the list method in the File class

Posted by Hiran Watson on October 08, 2001 at 11:26 PM

Hi, I'm trying to use the list method in the File class for a program I'm writing. The way my program works is that I have a method which takes a user-chosen directory and lists all the files and directories in that parent directory. I then return the list to my main method. I know that the list method returns an array of strings, so I use an array of strings in my main method and in my private method. But I get gobbledgook when I print out the list. Can anyone plse help me? Thanks in advance. Here is an example of my code:
//main method
String[] b = new String[] {}
b = userFile.listFiles(); //listFiles is my private method
//listFiles
String[] p = new String[] {}
File q = new File(userChosenFile) //userChosenFile is the directory path that the user specifies (ex. c:\windows\)
p = q.list();
return p;
Like I said, when I print b, I get some gobbledygook which shouldn't happen. Thanks again for the help.
Hiran

• Re: Using the list method in the File class Brian Sanders October 09, 2001 at 4:50 PM (0)
• answer Chin Loong October 08, 2001 at 11:39 PM (0)