Java : NoSuchFileException with Examples

NoSuchFileException (Java SE 22 & JDK 22) in Java with Examples.
You will find code samples for most of the NoSuchFileException methods.


Summary

Checked exception thrown when an attempt is made to access a file that does not exist.

Class diagram

final var file = Path.of("R:", "java-work", "aaa.txt");
System.out.println(file); // R:\java-work\aaa.txt
System.out.println(Files.notExists(file)); // true

try {
    System.out.println("-- delete --");
    Files.delete(file);
} catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
    System.out.println(e);
}

// Result
// ↓
//-- delete --
//java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: R:\java-work\aaa.txt
final var src = Path.of("R:", "java-work", "aaa.txt");
final var dst = Path.of("R:", "java-work", "bbb.txt");

System.out.println(src); // R:\java-work\aaa.txt
System.out.println(dst); // R:\java-work\bbb.txt
System.out.println(Files.notExists(src)); // true
System.out.println(Files.notExists(dst)); // true

try {
    System.out.println("-- copy --");
    Files.copy(src, dst);
} catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
    System.out.println(e);
}

// Result
// ↓
//-- copy --
//java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: R:\java-work\aaa.txt

Constructors

NoSuchFileException (String file)

Constructs an instance of this class.

final var e = new NoSuchFileException("aaa.txt");
System.out.println(e); // java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: aaa.txt
System.out.println(e.getFile()); // aaa.txt

NoSuchFileException (String file, String other, String reason)

Constructs an instance of this class.

final var e = new NoSuchFileException("aaa.txt", "bbb.txt", "Reason!");
System.out.println(e); // java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: aaa.txt -> bbb.txt: Reason!
System.out.println(e.getFile()); // aaa.txt
System.out.println(e.getOtherFile()); // bbb.txt
System.out.println(e.getReason()); // Reason!
System.out.println(e.getMessage()); // aaa.txt -> bbb.txt: Reason!

Methods declared in FileSystemException

getFile, getMessage, getOtherFile, getReason

Please see the link below.

Methods declared in Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Please see the link below.


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