Setting filename/filepath

Question

How can I set a path without calling a JFileChooser? A program I'm working on needs to get a current listing of all the files in a folder that will never change, so I want to hardcode the path to save time. However, I can't figure out how to get the String pathname converted into a File for the methods I need. Any help?

Answer 1

The java.io.File class has a constructor which takes a String - the directory name.
How about this.
import java.io.File;
public class MyLister
  /** directory to list */
  private static final String DIR_NAME = "\\temp";
  /** list all files in the default directory */
  public File[] listFiles()
    File dir = new File (DIR_NAME);
    return (dir.listFiles());