Get Absolute File Path of a File in Java

Tags: Java File Java IO Java NIO

Introduction

In this post we will explore how to get an absolute path of a file in a Java application and return it as a String value.

Using Java NIO Path.toAbsolutePath() method

import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class PathToAbsolutePathExample {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        String fileName = "simple-solution-logo.png";

        Path path = Paths.get(fileName);
        Path absolutePath = path.toAbsolutePath();
        String absoluteFilePath = absolutePath.toString();

        System.out.println(absoluteFilePath);
    }
}
Output: 
D:\SimpleSolution\simple-solution-logo.png

Using Java IO File.getAbsolutePath() method

import java.io.File;

public class FileGetAbsolutePathExample {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        String fileName = "simple-solution-logo.png";

        File file = new File(fileName);
        String absoluteFilePath = file.getAbsolutePath();

        System.out.println(absoluteFilePath);
    }
}
Output: 
D:\SimpleSolution\simple-solution-logo.png

Happy Coding 😊

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