BUG: file.list() Doesn't Work with File("c:\\") on Win 95/98

• Microsoft virtual machine
  on the following platforms: Win95, Win98

SYMPTOMS

Java's file.list() method does not list files/directories on Windows 95 and Windows 98 with Virtual Machine for Java 2829 when file parameter is specified as File("C:\\") for example. This is true for any path ending with a "\\" specified as a parameter to File, irrespective of whether the program is an applet or an application.

RESOLUTION

The workaround is to append a period "." to the parameter as in File("C:\\.").

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create the following Java application Test.java:

   
   // Test.java
   
   import java.io.*;
   
   public class Test
   {
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
                      File _file  = null;
   
                      _file = new File("c:\\");
                      String files[] = _file.list();
                      for (int i=0; i<files.length;i++)
                              System.out.println(files[i]);
        }
   } 




2. Generate a class file:




      jvc Test.java 

3. Run the application:

     jview Test 

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following pages on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/

http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/

Additional query words: Java VM File

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug