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  1. /*
  2.    Create directory
  3.    This Java example shows how to create a directory in the filesystem using mkdir
  4.    method of Java File class.
  5. */
  6.  
  7. import java.io.*;
  8.  
  9. public class CreateDirectory {
  10.  
  11.   public static void main(String[] args) {
  12.    
  13.     //create file object
  14.     File dir = new File("C://FileIO//DemoDirectory");
  15.    
  16.     /*
  17.      * To create directory in the filesystem use,
  18.      * boolean mkdir() method of Java File class.
  19.      *
  20.      * This method returns true if the directory was created successfully, false
  21.      * otherwise.
  22.      */
  23.    
  24.      boolean isDirectoryCreated = dir.mkdir();
  25.    
  26.      if(isDirectoryCreated)
  27.        System.out.println("Directory created successfully");
  28.      else
  29.        System.out.println("Directory was not created successfully");
  30.   }
  31. }
  32.  
  33. /*
  34. Output would be
  35. Directory created successfully
  36. */

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