How to change save path

Question

I am created xml docs, but they are by default saving to the project folder in netbeans projects.

I have a file path that I need them to be saving to instead:

public static String XML_DIR = "c:/Users/ericrea/Desktop/413final";

Here is the code I have written so far, I tried using the f.renameto() method, but it won't accept a string file location:

DOMSource source = new DOMSource(testDoc);

        File f;
        f=new File(emp.getId() + ".xml");

        f.createNewFile();

        PrintStream ps = new PrintStream(f);
        StreamResult result = new StreamResult(ps);

        TransformerFactory transformerFactory = TransformerFactory
            .newInstance();
        Transformer transformer = transformerFactory.newTransformer();

        transformer.transform(source, result);

Answer 1

Try something like

File f = new File (XML_DIR, emp.getID() + ".xml");

That will match the

File(String parent, String child) Creates a new File instance from a parent pathname string and a child pathname string.

constructor

or

File f = new File (XML_DIR + emp.getID() + ".xml" );

That will use the

File(String pathname) Creates a new File instance by converting the given pathname string into an abstract

pathname. constructor for the File object. Either one should give you the result you're looking for.

More info on the File object here .