Java File.renameTo(File) not working

Question

I\'m trying to list a directory\'s contents, and rename certain files.

public void run(String dirName) {
    try {
        File parDir = new File(dirName);
              


        

Answer 1

You need to create your new File object with the full pathname of those files. So

String name = f.getName(); // gets the name without the directory

should likely be:

String name = f.getAbsolutePath();

(your search/replace may need to change)