Monday, March 11, 2013

Java / Create new file


How to create new file in Java?
This method creates file only if file doesn't exists.
We have to use File class and createNewFile() method.
File will be created in your workspace -> project directory.

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateFile 
{
 public static void main(String[] args) 
 {
  File file = new File( "readme.txt" );
  
  try 
  {
   boolean result = file.createNewFile();
   
   if( result == true )
    System.out.println( "File created" );
   else
    System.out.println( "File already exists" );
  } 
  catch (IOException e) 
  {   
   e.printStackTrace();
  }
 }
}

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