list all file names from folder java

The list() method of File class is used to get the list of file names in the folder or directory.

Example:

package com.w3schools;
 
import java.io.File;
 
public class ListFileNames {
  public static void main(String args[]){
	 File file = new File("D:/Test files/");
     String[] fileList = file.list();
     for(String name:fileList){
         System.out.println(name);
     }
  }
}

Output:

file1.docx
file2.docx
newTest.txt

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