Query on File() constructor parameter

Question

I have a query on the File(String pathname) constructor.
Could anyone advise me why its parameter is the pathname? Is the pathname has included the file's name?
String mypahtname = "c:\\folder\\";
String myfilename = "abc.txt";
String mystring = mypathname + myfilename;
File myfile = new File(mystring);The above is working. However, the parameter is not the pathname. Why is it working?

Answer 1

A File object in Java may point to either an actual file, or a directory. So the final member of the path String parameter may be either a file or directory.
Read the first paragraph here
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/io/File.html