Create files with similar names using Java without overwriting existing file

Question

I was wondering if it is possible to create multiple files with similar names, without overwriting the current file.

for example: if I have a file: xyz.txt next tim

Answer 1

Not in java as already indicated by @Greg Kopff. But you can work around something like this:

  int count = 0;

  public void createFile(String name) throws IOException
  {
    File f;
    f = new File(name);
    if (!f.exists())
    {
      f.createNewFile();
    }
    else
    {
      count++;
      createFile(name + (count));
    }
  }