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Java how to convert List of File objects to List of Path objects?

I am building a library for which the user already has code that processes an array of Paths. I have this:

Collection<File> filesT = FileUtils.listFiles(
            new File(dir), new RegexFileFilter(".txt$"), 
            DirectoryFileFilter.DIRECTORY
          );

I use the List of File object throughout but needed a way to convert filesT to List<Path>. Is there a quick way, maybe lambda to quickly convert one list to the other?

Solution

  • If you have a Collection<File>, you can convert it to List<Path> or to Path[] using File::toPath method reference:

    public List<Path> filesToPathList(Collection<File> files) {
    return files.stream().map(File::toPath).collect(Collectors.toList());
}

public Path[] filesToPathArray(Collection<File> files) {
    return files.stream().map(File::toPath).toArray(Path[]::new);
}