Convert File to Path and Path to File

Overview

In this article, we will learn how to convert a File to a Path in Java.

Convert File to Path

package com.geekscoder.io;

import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Path;

public class FileToPath {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        File file = new File("/home/geekscoder/file.txt");

        Path path = file.toPath();     // Java 1.7, convert File to Path

        System.out.println(path);

    }
}

Convert Path to File

package com.geekscoder.io;

import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class PathToFile {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Path path = Paths.get("/home/geekscoder/file.txt");

        File file = path.toFile();  // Convert Path to File 

        System.out.println(file);

    }
}