Create new file & folder (directory) in java (example)

  • Given a path in java.
    • Create a new folder or directory using File class.
    • Create a file using File class
  • File class has following methods to create file & directory in java.
No.File Api Description
1boolean mkdir() Creates the directory named by this abstract pathname.
2boolean mkdirs() Creates the directory named by this abstract pathname, including any necessary but nonexistent parent directories.
3boolean createNewFile() Atomically creates a new, empty file named by this abstract pathname if and only if a file with this name does not yet exist.
  • We will create directory in non existed path using mkdir api.
  • Also, we will create new directory & file using mkdir & createNewFile respectively.

Program: create new file & folder (directory) – java

package org.learn.io;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateFileDirectoryJava {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {

        String dirPath = "C:\\nonExistedDirectory\\directory";
        String newDirName = "dir1";
        String newFileName = "file1.txt";
        String anotherNewFileName = "file2.txt";

        File newDirectory = new File(dirPath);
        //Create directory for non existed path.
        boolean isCreated = newDirectory.mkdirs();
        if (isCreated) {
            System.out.printf("1. Successfully created directories, path:%s",
                    newDirectory.getCanonicalPath());
        } else if (newDirectory.exists()) {
            System.out.printf("1. Directory path already exist, path:%s",
                    newDirectory.getCanonicalPath());
        } else {
            System.out.println("1. Unable to create directory");
            return;
        }

        //Create file under new directory path C:\newDirectory\directory
        File newFile = new File(dirPath + File.separator + newFileName);
        //Create new file under specified directory
        isCreated = newFile.createNewFile();
        if (isCreated) {
            System.out.printf("\n2. Successfully created new file, path:%s",
                    newFile.getCanonicalPath());
        } else { //File may already exist
            System.out.printf("\n2. Unable to create new file");
        }

        //Create new directory under C:\nonExistedDirectory\directory
        File oneMoreDirectory = new File(dirPath + File.separator + newDirName);
        //Create directory for existed path.
        isCreated = oneMoreDirectory.mkdir();
        if (isCreated) {
            System.out.printf("\n3. Successfully created new directory, path:%s",
                    oneMoreDirectory.getCanonicalPath());
        } else { //Directory may already exist
            System.out.printf("\n3. Unable to create directory");
        }

        //Create file under new directory path C:\newDirectory\directory
        File anotherNewFile = new File(oneMoreDirectory + File.separator + anotherNewFileName);

        //Create new file under specified directory
        isCreated = anotherNewFile.createNewFile();
        if (isCreated) {
            System.out.printf("\n4. Successfully created new file, path:%s",
                    anotherNewFile.getCanonicalPath());
        } else { //File may already exist
            System.out.printf("\n4. Unable to create new file");
        }
    }
}

Output: create new file & directory (folder) in java

1. Successfully created directories, path:C:\nonExistedDirectory\directory
2. Successfully created new file, path:C:\nonExistedDirectory\directory\file1.txt
3. Successfully created new directory, path:C:\nonExistedDirectory\directory\dir1
4. Successfully created new file, path:C:\nonExistedDirectory\directory\dir1\file2.txt
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