How do I iterate through the files in a directory in Java?

Question

I need to get a list of all the files in a directory, including files in all the sub-directories. What is the standard way to accomplish directory iteration with Java?

Answer 1

You can also misuse File.list(FilenameFilter) (and variants) for file traversal. Short code and works in early java versions, e.g:

// list files in dir
new File(dir).list(new FilenameFilter() {
    public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
        String file = dir.getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + name;
        System.out.println(file);
        return false;
    }
});