No Path equivalent to File.mkdirs() ?

Alan Bateman Alan.Bateman at Sun.COM
Sat May 2 04:43:02 PDT 2009


Talden wrote:
> :
> Given how many projects will be using File.mkdirs() and accepting the
> possibility of partial success, this really is needed.  A separate
> IOException subtype to detail partial success should probably be
> included (and should nest the cause of failure).
>
> I would hate to see every project creating their own solution to this.
>   
We can easily add a static method to Files that works like mkdir -p. 
It's not difficult but you are right that projects shouldn't need to 
have to re-implement it when they need it.

-Alan.



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