# Read all files in a directory

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/read-all-files-in-a-directory/39285>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [October 15, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/read-all-files-in-a-directory/39285 "2022-10-15T18:49:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/read-all-files-in-a-directory/39285/3 "2022-10-15T19:42:28Z")

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> [@5x9x7x2x7x9](#):
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> How would I read all files in a directory?

> [@File Listing Order](https://discourse.processing.org/t/file-listing-order/7148/41):
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> [Docs.Oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Arrays.html#sort(java.lang.Object[])](http://Docs.Oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Arrays.html#sort(java.lang.Object%5B%5D)) static final String PICS\_EXTS = "extensions=,png,jpg,jpeg,gif,tif,tiff,tga,bmp,wbmp"; static final float FPS = .25; PImage[] images; void setup() { size(1200, 600); frameRate(FPS); imageMode(CENTER); final File dir = dataFile(""); println(dir); String[] imagePaths = {}; int imagesFound = 0; if (dir.isDirectory()) { imagePaths = listPaths(dir.getPath(), "files", "recursi…

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