I want to create a .java file but I'm doing something wrong as when I try to create it, I simply get a directory named example.java.
What I want to do is actually create a file with the extension .java
This is the snippet of my code which isn't working as wished:
new File(src, name + ".java").mkdir();
How can I implement as described above?
File is just an abstract representation of your file. Create a new File object won't create it for "real"
You have to call the method createNewFile on it :
File f = new File(src, name + ".java");
if(!f.exists())//check if the file already exists
f.createNewFile();
new File(src, name + ".java").createNewFile();
Use createNewFile instead of mkdir.
mkdir as the name implies will create a directory.
Creating a new file with the new NIO.2 API (recommended if you're using Java SE 7 or greater):
Path javaFilePath = Paths.get(src, name + ".java");
if (! Files.exists(javaFilePath)){
Files.createFile(javaFilePath);
}
Tutorial: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/file.html#creating
Javadoc:
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/nio/file/Files.html
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/nio/file/Paths.html
mkdirmeans "make directory".File#mkdirmethod is similar to themkdircommand in Windows and Unix/Linux: makes a dir.