The following is a modified snippet from a draft of The Well-Grounded Java Developer. It gives you a quick taster of how much easier it is to manipulate files in Java 7 than in previous versions. By ...

In the previous post Java SE 7 Brings Better File Handling than Ever to Groovy, I discussed the ability to use Java 7’s NIO.2 implementation to discover a wide set of attributes, characteristics, and ...

A "flat" file represents a particular database file used to store data for database applications. While meant for database programs, you may include these files in Java projects constructed with ...

The enterprise Java community has made great strides to simplify file uploads from a web browser to a server. What was once a task that involved many cross-platform complications is now ...