IOException from java.io.File methods

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Is there a reason why createNewFile() method from java.io.File throws an IOException, but mkdir() from the same class does not?

skaffman · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-11 16:54:02Z

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Because the java.io classes are very poorly designed. There's very little consistency in the API.

It's annoying and unfortunate, but you have to read the javadocs carefully when using those methods, to see exactly how they behave on a case-by-case basis.

You can look forward to JDK7, which has a brand new file handling API.

edited Feb 11, 2011 at 16:54

answered Feb 11, 2011 at 16:39

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