Java Create Directory mkdir(final File file)

Description

mkdir

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	The file to call mkdir on and check for the result

Exception

Parameter	Description
IllegalArgumentException	if the creation was not successful andthe file does not already exist

Return

The result of calling mkdirs on the given file

Declaration

public static boolean mkdir(final File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   www.ja  va 2  s.  c  o m
 *Copyright 2012 The SCAPE Project Consortium.
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 *Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 *distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 *limitations under the License.
 *under the License.
 */

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * @param file The file to call mkdir on and check for the result
     * @return The result of calling mkdirs on the given file
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the creation was not successful and
     *         the file does not already exist
     */
    public static boolean mkdir(final File file) {
        boolean mkdir = file.mkdir();
        handle(mkdir, file);
        return mkdir;
    }

    private static void handle(boolean mkdir, File file) {
        if (!mkdir && !file.exists()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not create " + file);
        }
    }
}

Related

1. mkdir(final String directory)
2. mkDir(final String folderPath)
3. mkDir(String destDir, String dirName)
4. mkdir(String dir)