How to create directory in Java
Published: June 5, 2010 , Updated: May 31, 2010 , Author: mkyong
Java comes with two create directory methods :
1. File(‘directory’).mkdir()
new File("C:\\Directory1").mkdir();
Create a directory named “Directory1″
2. File(‘directories’).mkdirs()
new File("C:\\Directory2\\Sub2\\Sub-Sub2").mkdirs()
Create a directory named “Directory2 and all its sub-directories “Sub2″ and “Sub-Sub2″ in one shot.
Both methods are return a boolean value to indicate the operation status : true if succeed, false otherwise.
Example
package com.mkyong.file; import java.io.File; public class CreateDirectoryExample { public static void main(String[] args) { File file = new File("C:\\Directory1"); if(file.mkdir()){ System.out.println("Directory is created!"); }else{ System.out.println("Failed to create directory!"); } File files = new File("C:\\Directory2\\Sub2\\Sub-Sub2"); if(files.mkdirs()){ System.out.println("Multiple directories are created!"); }else{ System.out.println("Failed to create multiple directories!"); } } }
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