How to Read and Load Properties of a File in Java

In this example we will show the methods to get the properties of a file in Java.

Source Code

package com.beginner.examples;

import java.io.*;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class FileExample {

public static void main(String[] args) {

File file = new File("example.txt");
long time = file.lastModified();
Date date = new Date(time);
DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG,DateFormat.LONG);
String lastTime = dateFormat.format(date);
System.out.println("parent:"+file.getParent());
System.out.println("name:"+file.getName());
System.out.println("absolute Path:"+file.getAbsolutePath());
System.out.println("path:"+file.getPath());
System.out.println("length:"+file.length());
System.out.println("lastModified time:"+lastTime);
}
}

Output:

name:example.txt
absolute Path:D:Workspacescasesexample.txt
path:example.txt
length:10
lastModified time:2019-02-25 15:04:49

References

Imported packages in Java documentation:

• DateFormat
• Date