How to find current directory in Java with Example

public class CurrentDirectoryExample {

    public static void main(String args[]) {
    
        String current = System.getProperty("user.dir");
        System.out.println("Current working directory in Java : " + current);
    
    }
}



If you run above program from C:\Test it will print C:\Test as current working directory

C:\Test> java CurrentWorkingDirectoryExample
Current working directory in Java : C:\Test

If you run it from C:\ then it will print C:\ as current working directory as shown in below example

C:\> java -cp ./Test  CurrentWorkingDirectoryExample
Current working directory in Java : C:\