parsing multiple files

[Peter Parker]

How could one parse multiple files within a folder and its subfolders in
search for a string, for instance? I see examples of parsing a single file.
Thanks.

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=]

How could one parse multiple files within a folder and its subfolders in
search for a string, for instance? I see examples of parsing a single file.

Something like:

private static void process(String name) {
File f = new File(name);
if (f.isDirectory()) {
String list[] = f.list();
for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
process(name + f.separator + list);
}
} else if (f.isFile()) {
// parse content of f.getName()
}
}

I would think.

Arne

 

[M.J. Dance]

How could one parse multiple files within a folder and its subfolders in
search for a string, for instance?

You do it just like you described is: process all the files in all the
(sub)directories.

But I think this isn't a parsing problem. Is it a homework? Do you need code? ;-)

 

[M.J. Dance]

Do you need code? ;-)

I guess not, then. And I wrote such a nice example. :-\
)))

 

[telly]

Hi M. J. Dance,

I'm facing a similar problem and would love to know whether your code (solution) is still available. If it is, I will be most grateful.

Thanks

 

[telly]

M.J. Dance wrote:
> Do you need code? ;-)

I guess not, then. And I wrote such a nice example. :-\
)))

Please let me have the code for the example you created.

Many thanks