How can I rename a file in Java?

Anonymous User292522-Oct-2013

How can I rename a file from Java.io?

File temporaryFile = File.createTempFile(); 
temporaryFile.renameTo(newfileName);

And if newfileName is exists then its fails.

How do I do a force rename?

Updated on 23-Oct-2013

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23-Oct-2013

Hi there
Thanks for your anwser.It's helpful.But i want to know is there any program for that?Thanks

22-Oct-2013

public void forceRename(File source, File target) throws IOException 
{ 
   if (target.exists()) target.delete(); 
   source.renameTo(target) 
}

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