NIO 2 File API

External

• https://gquintana.github.io/2017/09/02/Java-File-vs-Path.html
• https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/nio/file/Files.html

Internal

• NIO Concepts

Subjects

• Java Temporary Files and Directories
• Java Recursively Delete a Directory

Recipes

Create one directory:

Path parent = ...;
Path dir = Files.createDirectory(Paths.get(parent.toString(), "my-dir"));

Create a directory hierarchy:

Path parent = ...;
Path dir = Files.createDirectories(Paths.get(parent.toString(), "dir1/dir2/dir3"));

Get file name:

Path file = ...;
String fileName = file.getFileName().toString();

Create a file with a specified content:

Path file = ...;
Files.write(file, "something".getBytes());