Java Path Create nio createUniqueFilePath(final String directory, final String baseName, final String suffix)

Description

Create a unique file path from a directory, base name, and suffix.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
directory	the directory where the file should be created.
baseName	the base name.
suffix	the suffix (starting with a period).

Return

a unique file path.

Declaration

public static String createUniqueFilePath(final String directory, final String baseName, final String suffix) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from w  ww.java2 s  .c o  m
 * Copyright 2014 VU University Medical Center.
 * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0 (see http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html).
 */

import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Create a unique file path from a directory, base name, and suffix. While the file path exists, a minus and an
     * increasing number are added after the base name.
     *
     * @param directory the directory where the file should be created.
     * @param baseName the base name.
     * @param suffix the suffix (starting with a period).
     * @return a unique file path.
     */
    public static String createUniqueFilePath(final String directory, final String baseName, final String suffix) {
        Path filePath = Paths.get(directory, baseName + suffix);
        int index = 1;
        while (Files.exists(filePath)) {
            filePath = Paths.get(directory, baseName + "-" + index + suffix);
            index++;
        }
        return filePath.toString();
    }
}

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