Forward slash or backslash?

Question

I am looking to write and read text files to and from (respectively) a directory different from that of my program. When I specify a directory to write to or read from, shou

Answer 1

Using forward slashes will make it system independent. I'd stick to that for simplicity.

Consider using java.io.File.separator if you ever display the path to the user. You'd rather not surprise those Windows users. They're a jumpy lot.