Java implements a recursive file list method
- 2020-04-01 03:59:28
- OfStack
This article illustrates how Java implements a recursive list of files. Share with you for your reference. The details are as follows:
FileListing. Java is as follows:
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public final class FileListing {
/**
* Demonstrate use.
*
* @param aArgs - <tt>aArgs[0]</tt> is the full name of an existing
* directory that can be read.
*/
public static void main(String... aArgs) throws FileNotFoundException {
File startingDirectory= new File(aArgs[0]);
List<File> files = FileListing.getFileListing(startingDirectory);
//print out all file names, in the the order of File.compareTo()
for(File file : files ){
System.out.println(file);
}
}
static public List<File> getFileListing(
File aStartingDir
) throws FileNotFoundException {
validateDirectory(aStartingDir);
List<File> result = getFileListingNoSort(aStartingDir);
Collections.sort(result);
return result;
}
// PRIVATE //
static private List<File> getFileListingNoSort(
File aStartingDir
) throws FileNotFoundException {
List<File> result = new ArrayList<File>();
File[] filesAndDirs = aStartingDir.listFiles();
List<File> filesDirs = Arrays.asList(filesAndDirs);
for(File file : filesDirs) {
result.add(file); //always add, even if directory
if ( ! file.isFile() ) {
//must be a directory
//recursive call!
List<File> deeperList = getFileListingNoSort(file);
result.addAll(deeperList);
}
}
return result;
}
static private void validateDirectory (
File aDirectory
) throws FileNotFoundException {
if (aDirectory == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Directory should not be null.");
}
if (!aDirectory.exists()) {
throw new FileNotFoundException("Directory does not exist: " + aDirectory);
}
if (!aDirectory.isDirectory()) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Is not a directory: " + aDirectory);
}
if (!aDirectory.canRead()) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Directory cannot be read: " + aDirectory);
}
}
}
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