Convert String to File in Java

Question

I have code that asks the user to input a log file name so it knows what file it is to parse and sort.

To be able to parse correctly, the FileSource.parseXML reads a variable type of File. So, the input String needs to be converted to a File. How would this be done?

import java.io.*; import java.util.*;  public class Main {     public static void main( String[] args )     {         FileSource src;         File fd=null;         int rc = 0;         int count = 0;         Record rec;        //ask user what file to parse       Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);       System.out.println("Enter file name:");       String filename = input.nextLine();        //TODO turn filename into fd           //parse the records         src = FileSource.parseXML( fd );           //print out the number of records parsed         rc = src.getRecordCount();         System.out.println(rc);           //print out all records.          for( int i = 0; i < rc; i++)         {             rec = src.getRecord( i );             System.out.println( rec.toString());         } //end for loop          return;     }//end main method    } 

Answer 1

File file = new File(userInput);