---

id: 60

slug: "path-of"

title: "Path.of() factory"

category: "io"

difficulty: "beginner"

jdkVersion: "11"

oldLabel: "Java 8"

modernLabel: "Java 11+"

oldApproach: "Paths.get()"

modernApproach: "Path.of()"

oldCode: |-

Path path = Paths.get("src", "main",

"java", "App.java");

modernCode: |-

var path = Path.of("src", "main",

"java", "App.java");

summary: "Use Path.of() — the modern factory method on the Path interface."

explanation: "Path.of() is a factory method added directly to the Path interface,\

\ replacing the separate Paths utility class. It's more discoverable and consistent\

\ with List.of(), Map.of(), etc."

whyModernWins:

- icon: "📐"

title: "Consistent API"

desc: "Follows the .of() factory pattern like List.of(), Set.of()."

- icon: "📖"

title: "Discoverable"

desc: "Found on the Path type itself, not a separate Paths class."

- icon: "🧹"

title: "One less class"

desc: "No need to import the Paths utility class."

support:

state: "available"

description: "Widely available since JDK 11 (Sept 2018)"

prev: "io/inputstream-transferto"

next: "io/try-with-resources-effectively-final"

related:

- "io/inputstream-transferto"

- "io/reading-files"

- "io/try-with-resources-effectively-final"

docs:

- title: "Path.of()"

href: "https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/api/java.base/java/nio/file/Path.html#of(java.lang.String,java.lang.String...)"