Java: Path vs File

Question

For new applications written in Java 7, is there any reason to use a java.io.File object any more or can we consider it deprecated?

I believe a java.nio.file.Path c

Answer 1

Long story short:

java.io.File will most likely never be deprecated / unsupported. That said, java.nio.file.Path is part of the more modern java.nio.file lib, and does everything java.io.File can, but generally in a better way, and more.

For new projects, use Path.

And if you ever need a File object for legacy, just call Path#toFile()

Migrating from File to Path

This Oracle page highlights differences, and maps java.io.File functionality to java.nio.file lib (including Path) functionality

Article by Janice J. Heiss and Sharon Zakhour, May 2009, discussing NIO.2 File System in JDK 7