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List Filesystem roots

  1. /*
  2.   List Filesystem roots
  3.   This Java example shows how list available filesystem root directories
  4.   using listRoots method of Java File class.
  5. */
  6.  
  7. import java.io.*;
  8.  
  9. public class ListFileSystemRoots {
  10.  
  11.   public static void main(String[] args) {
  12.    
  13.     /*
  14.      * To list available filesysten root directories, use
  15.      * static File[] listRoots() method of Java File class.
  16.      *
  17.      * It returns an array of File containing Filesystem root directories
  18.      * or null if it could not be determined.
  19.      *
  20.      * In windows, each drive represents a root directory, while in UNIX
  21.      * "/" is a root directory.
  22.      */
  23.    
  24.      File[] rootDirectories = File.listRoots();
  25.    
  26.      System.out.println("Available root directories in filesystem are :  ");
  27.      for(int i=0 ; i < rootDirectories.length ; i++)
  28.      {
  29.        System.out.println(rootDirectories[i]);
  30.      }
  31.   }
  32. }
  33.  
  34. /*
  35. Typical output would be
  36. Available root directories in filesystem are :
  37. C:\
  38. D:\
  39. */

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