{"id":7920,"date":"2024-03-14T07:19:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-read-a-file-using-a-relative-path-in-java\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T22:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T22:25:04","slug":"how-to-read-a-file-using-a-relative-path-in-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-read-a-file-using-a-relative-path-in-java\/","title":{"rendered":"Java Relative Path File Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Java, you can use relative paths to read files. Relative paths are paths that are relative to the current working directory or classpath. 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