How to determine String file location path in Java

Question

Trying to use

System.getProperty("user.home/myfile.txt")

getting NullPointerException

Using String path

 String("/Users/user/myfile.txt")

everything works well.

Need universal way of files location. Not everyone have the same path :)

I'm on MacOSX 10.11. java 8

Thanks

First of all, debugging questions do not belong on Programmers.SE, they should go on StackOverflow. Secondly, the reason you're getting an error is because there is no "user.home/mytextfile.txt" property defined in the System. You will need to combine the "user.home" property with your filename string to get the path. — Mage Xy
– Mage Xy, Commented Oct 26, 2015 at 13:36

SatyaTNV · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-26 14:05:04Z

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System.getProperty("user.home/myfile.txt")

There is no system property called user.home/myfile.txt what you probably mean is

System.getProperty("user.home") + "/myfile.txt";

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answered Oct 26, 2015 at 14:03

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