Files-Directory listing in Java

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This example lists the files and subdirectories in a directory.

  File dir = new File("directoryName");
    String[] children = dir.list();
    if (children == null) {
        // Either dir does not exist or is not a directory
    } else {
        for (int i=0; i < children.length; i++) {
            // Get filename of file or directory
            String filename = children[i];
        }
    }

    // It is also possible to filter the list of returned files.
    // This example does not return any files that start with `.'.
    FilenameFilter filter = new FilenameFilter() {
        public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
            return !name.startsWith(".");
        }
    };
    children = dir.list(filter);

    // The list of files can also be retrieved as File objects
    File[] files = dir.listFiles();

    // This filter only returns directories
    FileFilter fileFilter = new FileFilter() {
        public boolean accept(File file) {
            return file.isDirectory();
        }
    };
    files = dir.listFiles(fileFilter);

Traversing the Files and Directories Under a Directory
This example implements methods that recursively visits all files and directories under a directory.

   // Process all files and directories under dir
    public static void visitAllDirsAndFiles(File dir) {
        process(dir);

        if (dir.isDirectory()) {
            String[] children = dir.list();
            for (int i=0; i<children.length; i++) {
                visitAllDirsAndFiles(new File(dir, children[i]));
            }
        }
    }

    // Process only directories under dir
    public static void visitAllDirs(File dir) {
        if (dir.isDirectory()) {
            process(dir);

            String[] children = dir.list();
            for (int i=0; i<children.length; i++) {
                visitAllDirs(new File(dir, children[i]));
            }
        }
    }

    // Process only files under dir
    public static void visitAllFiles(File dir) {
        if (dir.isDirectory()) {
            String[] children = dir.list();
            for (int i=0; i<children.length; i++) {
                visitAllFiles(new File(dir, children[i]));
            }
        } else {
            process(dir);
        }
    }