Get File Separator In Java

An example on getting file separator thereby detecting the OS approximately. Single statement.

File Separator Example

 import java.io.*;
 class GetFileSeparator
 {
  public static void main(String args[])
  {
  System.out.println("The file separator is "+File.separatorChar);
  }
 }

Sample Output

 The file separator is \

Note: The file separator depends upon your OS. If windows the above is the output, for linux like OS / is the file separator.

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