Which is better? newFile(File.separator) or Paths.get().toFile

Question

I'm wondering, what is the best way to get a File in Java regardless of the OS?

File pdfSource = new File(directory.toString() + File.separator + "report_" + uuid + ".pdf");

or

File pdfSource2 = Paths.get(directory.toString(), "report_" + uuid + ".pdf").toFile();

Thanks! :)

Best in what way? Also you don't need `File.separator`. You can just use `/` and it'll work everywhere. — Kayaman, Sep 15 '17 at 13:25
In general, that you can use only `/` is very helpfull, thank you :) — Xxtreem, Sep 15 '17 at 13:33
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6903335/java-7-path-vs-file — toongeorges, Sep 15 '17 at 14:21

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 15 '17 at 13:27

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I think they are equals. But the second one based on Paths is much simpler to read.

Paths is more recent API introduce with Java 7. So it can cause an issue for people using a very old version of Java.

answered Sep 15 '17 at 13:27

mcoolive

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