how to get file path

[Jherald Lacambra]

when i use the System.getProperty("user.dir") i get the current working directory.. i want to get the absolute file path of a text file... how can this be done?

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Where is the text file?

[Jherald Lacambra]

outside the directory of the class dile that calls the text file

[Stan James]

Look at the File class. You'll find several methods that give you different forms of paths. The doc is a bit confusing, so try some of them and see what they mean.

File f = new File("my.txt");
System.out.println( f.getXxxxPath() );

Does that answer the right question?