de.alpharogroup.file.create

Class CreateFileExtensions

java.lang.Object

de.alpharogroup.file.create.CreateFileExtensions

public final class CreateFileExtensions
extends Object

The class CreateFileExtensions helps you to create files or directories.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Asterios Raptis

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CreateFileExtensions()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	newDirectories(Collection<File> directories) Creates the directories.
static boolean	newDirectoriesQuietly(Collection<File> directories) Creates the directories.
static boolean	newDirectory(File dir) Creates a new directory.
static boolean	newDirectoryQuietly(File dir) Creates a new directory quietly.
static boolean	newFile(File file) Creates an empty file if the File does not exists otherwise it lets the file as it is.
static boolean	newFileQuietly(File file) Creates an empty file quietly if the File does not exists otherwise it lets the file as it is.
static boolean	newFiles(Collection<File> files) Creates all files contained in the collection as empty files if the files does not exists otherwise it lets the files as they are.
static void	newParentDirectories(File file) Creates the parent directories from the given file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CreateFileExtensions

public CreateFileExtensions()

Method Detail

newDirectories

public static boolean newDirectories(Collection<File> directories)
                              throws DirectoryAllreadyExistsException

Creates the directories.

Parameters:

directories - the directories

Returns:

true, if successful

Throws:

DirectoryAllreadyExistsException - the directory allready exists exception

newDirectoriesQuietly

public static boolean newDirectoriesQuietly(Collection<File> directories)

Creates the directories.

Parameters:

directories - the directories

Returns:

true, if successful

newDirectory

public static boolean newDirectory(File dir)
                            throws DirectoryAllreadyExistsException

Creates a new directory.

Parameters:

dir - The directory to create.

Returns:

Returns true if the directory was created otherwise false.

Throws:

DirectoryAllreadyExistsException - Thrown if the directory all ready exists.

newDirectoryQuietly

public static boolean newDirectoryQuietly(File dir)

Creates a new directory quietly.

Parameters:

dir - The directory to create.

Returns:

Returns true if the directory was created otherwise false.

newFile

public static boolean newFile(File file)
                       throws IOException

Creates an empty file if the File does not exists otherwise it lets the file as it is.

Parameters:

file - the file.

Returns:

true, if the file is successful created otherwise false.

Throws:

IOException - Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.

newFileQuietly

public static boolean newFileQuietly(File file)

Creates an empty file quietly if the File does not exists otherwise it lets the file as it is.

Parameters:

file - the file.

Returns:

true, if the file is successful created otherwise false.

newFiles

public static boolean newFiles(Collection<File> files)
                        throws IOException

Creates all files contained in the collection as empty files if the files does not exists otherwise it lets the files as they are.

Parameters:

files - the Collection with the File objects.

Returns:

true, if successful

Throws:

IOException - Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.

newParentDirectories

public static void newParentDirectories(File file)

Creates the parent directories from the given file.

Parameters:

file - the file