Java mkdir makeDir(File dir)

Description

Make the given folder (and any parent folders), throws an IOException on failure.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dir	the folder

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	an exception

Declaration

public static void makeDir(File dir) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*  MonkeyTalk - a cross-platform functional testing tool
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import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Make the given folder (and any parent folders), throws an {@link IOException} on failure.
     * 
     * @param dir
     *            the folder
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void makeDir(File dir) throws IOException {
        makeDir(dir, null);
    }

    /**
     * Make the given folder (and any parent folders), throws an {@link IOException} with the error
     * message on failure.
     * 
     * @param dir
     *            the folder
     * @param msg
     *            the error message
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void makeDir(File dir, String msg) throws IOException {
        if (dir == null) {
            throw new IOException((msg != null ? msg : "dir") + " is null");
        } else if (!dir.exists()) {
            boolean success = dir.mkdirs();
            if (!success) {
                throw new IOException(
                        "Failed to make " + (msg != null ? msg : "dir") + ": " + dir.getAbsolutePath());
            }
        } else if (!dir.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IOException((msg != null ? msg : "dir") + " not a folder: " + dir.getAbsolutePath());
        }
    }
}

Related

1. forceMkdir(File directory)
2. forceMkdir(File directory)
3. forceMkdir(File directory)
4. forceMkdir(String filePath)
5. forceMkdirs(File file)
6. makeDir(File dir)
7. makeDir(File f)
8. makeDir(File file)
9. makeDir(File file)