Create whole path automatically when writing to a new file

Question

I want to write a new file with the FileWriter. I use it like this:

FileWriter newJsp = new FileWriter(\"C:\\\\user\\Desktop\\dir1\\dir2\\filename.txt\");
         


        

Answer 1

Since Java 1.7 you can use Files.createFile:

Path pathToFile = Paths.get("/home/joe/foo/bar/myFile.txt");
Files.createDirectories(pathToFile.getParent());
Files.createFile(pathToFile);