Java mkdir makeDir(File f)

Description

If the directory defined in the given argument f does not exist then make it.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
f	directory as a file

Return

directory path

Declaration

public static String makeDir(File f) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   www .  j a  va2  s .  co  m*/
 * Copyright 1997-2016 Unidata Program Center/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
 * Copyright 2010-2015 Jeff McWhirter
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at
 * your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser
 * General Public License for more details.
 * 
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 * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
 * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 * 
 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     *  If the directory defined in the given argument path
     *  does not exist then make it.
     *
     * @param path   directory to make
     * @return  the directory path
     */
    public static String makeDir(String path) {
        return makeDir(new File(path));
    }

    /**
     *  If the directory defined in the given argument f
     *  does not exist then make it.
     *
     * @param f   directory as a file
     * @return   directory path
     */
    public static String makeDir(File f) {
        if (!f.exists()) {
            if (!f.mkdir()) {
                System.out.println("Failed to make directory " + f.getPath());
            }
        }
        return f.getPath();
    }
}

Related

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