Mobing file, file reference not updated

Question

I have created two directories, dir1 and dir2. In dir1 i created a file called test.txt. I then moved test.txt from dir1 to dir2 using:
if(testFile.renameTo(new File(dir2,testFile.getName())))
       System.out.println("File sucessfully moved");
else
     System.out.println("File NOT sucessfully moved");and i get the "File sucessfully moved" message. I also look at the file in explorer and it has indeed moved.
When i then try to read some of the attributes of the file, using the:
System.out.println("testFile path:"+testFile.getPath());
System.out.println("testFile name:"+testFile.getName()); They return the old values, ie that testFile is still in dir1.
I tried introducing a 10 second delay to see it was a update problem, but it is still getting the old value.
Any ideas?
Possible relevant info:
WinXP Pro SP2
java version "1.5.0_08"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_08-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_08-b03, mixed mode)

Answer 1

Corect. It's not a reference to the file. It's just a wrapper for a pathname and some methods to operate on the actual file that corresponds to that path name.