How to find current working directory in Java

Problem Description

How to find current working directory?

Solution

Following example shows how to get current directory using getProperty() method.

public class Main { 
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      String curDir = System.getProperty("user.dir");
      System.out.println("You currently working in :" + curDir+ ": Directory");
   } 
} 

Result

The above code sample will produce the following result.

You currently working in :C:\Documents and Settings\user\
My Documents\NetBeansProjects\TestApp: Directory