Java Temp Directory Get getTempDirectoryStr()

Description

Returns the temporary directory as string.

License

Open Source License

Return

the temp directory

Declaration

public static synchronized String getTempDirectoryStr() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from ww  w  .j  a  v  a 2  s . c om
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 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /** property indicating the temp directory to use. */
    public final static String PROPERTY_TMPDIR = "adams.io.tmpdir";
    /** the temporary directory. */
    protected static String m_TempDir;

    /**
     * Returns the temporary directory as string.
     *
     * @return   the temp directory
     */
    public static synchronized String getTempDirectoryStr() {
        String dir;
        File file;

        if (m_TempDir == null) {
            dir = System.getProperty(PROPERTY_TMPDIR);
            if (dir == null) {
                dir = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
            } else {
                file = new File(dir);
                if (!file.exists()) {
                    if (!file.mkdirs()) {
                        dir = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
                        System.err.println("Failed to create temp directory '" + file
                                + "', reverting back to system's default: " + dir);
                    }
                }
            }
            try {
                m_TempDir = new File(dir).getCanonicalPath();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                m_TempDir = dir;
            }
        }

        return m_TempDir;
    }
}

Related

1. getTempDirectory()
2. getTempDirectory(Class c)
3. getTempDirectory(String applicationName)
4. getTempDirectoryPath()
5. getTempDirectoryPathString()
6. getTempDirFile()
7. getTempDirFilePath(String name)
8. getTempDirName()
9. getTempDirURL()