Java's createNewFile() - will it also create directories?

Question

I\'ve got a conditional to check if a certain file exists before proceeding (./logs/error.log). If it isn\'t found I want to create it. However, will

Answer 1

No, and if logs does not exist you'll receive java.io.IOException: No such file or directory

Fun fact for android devs: calls the likes of Files.createDirectories() and Paths.get() would work when supporting min api 26.