Renaming files in a java program

Hi,
I want to give users the option of renaming a file from within a java GUI. They will right click on the name of the file in a JList, a JPopup will appear and they will click on rename and type a new name for the file(i've already done upto this point). How do I actually change the name of the file on my hard drive.
I would also like to be able to delete files from the program.
Thanks
Jim

Jim,
You may use the java.io.File class to achieve these. Assume you want to rename the file /tmp/myTemp/toto.tmp into /home/me/useless.old
Simply do the following things:
File f = new File("/tmp/myTemp/toto.tmp");
f.renameTo("home/me/useless.old");
To delete a file, there is a delete() or destroy() method. Check the API for more details (java.io package). Anyway you should already use this class for the purpose of your soft!
Hope it helps,
Stephane

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