How to copy file from one location to another location?

Question

I want to copy a file from one location to another location in Java. What is the best way to do this?

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Here is what I have so far:

import java.i         


        

Answer 1

You can use this (or any variant):

Files.copy(src, dst, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);

Also, I'd recommend using File.separator or / instead of \\ to make it compliant across multiple OS, question/answer on this available here.

Since you're not sure how to temporarily store files, take a look at ArrayList:

List files = new ArrayList();
files.add(foundFile);

To move a List of files into a single directory:

List files = ...;
String path = "C:/destination/";
for(File file : files) {
    Files.copy(file.toPath(),
        (new File(path + file.getName())).toPath(),
        StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
}