Where is test.txt file located

[SoftWore]

Hi
I am intermediate developer of java programming language. I have created some programs in java. I have a problem in my code, I have created a FileWriter called outstr and so I specified its destination as

outstr = new FileWriter("test.txt");

I was able to run the program without any bugs, but now I have no clue as to where the file test.txt was actually written. I'm currently using Windows Vista, and I'm using Eclipse 3.5 Galileo.

[Praetor]

Hi
If you do not know the location of the file test.txt. Then use the following code and see where the file is located.

System.out.println("user.dir");

This will give you the directory where the file is located. By this way you can check the directory. Post back again whether you have solved this or not. If any problems do post back. So, we could help you.

[SoftWore]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. i tried using the line without quotes, but unfortunately it does not understand what the suer was. Did you mean to replace user with my own username. I did not understand this thing. I figured out a different solution. I ended up just going to File -> Open File, then I just inserted into the search box to find it on my computer. I'm still puzzled as to why it wasn't in a more obvious place. Thanks again for replying.

[Katty]

Hi
If you want to view the directory where the file is located then use the code below. "user.dir" is a property which is retrieved via System.getProperty. The above posted code did not called the method, it was just a typo.
Run this line (exactly as is) - that's where the file will be saved.

System.out.println(System.getProperty("user.dir"));

This should exactly solve the problem, if not post back again. But by far my experience this will definitely solve your problem.