File

Create directory with parent directories

In this example we shall show you how to create a directory with parent directories. We are using the File class that is an abstract representation of file and directory pathnames. To create a directory with parent directories one should perform the following steps:

  • Create a new File instance by converting the given pathname string into an abstract pathname.
  • Use mkdirs() API method of File. This method creates the directory named by this abstract pathname, including any necessary but nonexistent parent directories. Note that if this operation fails it may have succeeded in creating some of the necessary parent directories,

as described in the code snippet below.

package com.javacodegeeks.snippets.core;

import java.io.File;

public class CreateDirectoryWithParentDirectories {
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		File dir = new File("c://parent_directory_1/parent_directory_2/directory");
		 
		boolean directoriesCreated = dir.mkdirs();
		 
		if(directoriesCreated) {
			System.out.println("Directories created");
		}
		else {
			System.out.println("Directories not created");
		}
	}
}

 
This was an example of how to create a directory with parent directories in Java.

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