This is an example of how to create a new empty File. We are using the File class that is an abstract representation of file and directory pathnames. Creating a new empty file implies that you should:
- Create a new File instance by converting the given pathname string into an abstract pathname.
- Use
createNewFile()API method of File. This method atomically creates a new, empty file named by this abstract pathname if and only if a file with this name does not yet exist. The check for the existence of the file and the creation of the file if it does not exist are a single operation that is atomic with respect to all other filesystem activities that might affect the file.
Let’s take a look at the code snippet that follows:
package com.javacodegeeks.snippets.core;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
public class CreateNewEmptyFile {
public static void main(String[] args) {
File file = new File("C://test.txt");
boolean fileCreated = false;
try {
fileCreated = file.createNewFile();
}
catch (IOException ioe) {
System.out.println("Error while creating empty file: " + ioe);
}
if (fileCreated) {
System.out.println("Created empty file: " + file.getPath());
}
else {
System.out.println("Failed to create empty file: " + file.getPath());
}
}
}
This was an example of how to create a new empty File in Java.
