How to create Nested folders in Java

Points To Remember

You need to check the following things fro creating the nested folders

• If it is a directory by method isDirectory()
• If it exists by method exists()
• You might need to check if you have write permissions to create folder by method canWrite()

How to create Nested Folders/Directories in Java

This is how yo can create the nested folders in java.

CreateNestedFolders.java

import java.io.*;

class CreateNestedFolders{

   public static void main(String args[]){

     File file = new File("/home/ekansh/test/1/2/3/abc");
     if(!file.canWrite()){ // check if user have write permissions
       if(!(file.exists() && file.isDirectory())){
            if(file.mkdirs())
          System.out.println("Success ! Folders created.");
            else
          System.out.println("Failure ! Folders not created.");
       }
     }else{
 System.out.println("PERMISSION DENIED");
      }
   }

}

Success ! Folders created.