File createNewFile() in Java

createNewFile(): This method is available in the java.io.File class of Java.

Syntax:

boolean java.io.File.createNewFile() throws IOException

This method atomically creates a new, empty file named by this abstract pathname if and only if a file with this name does not yet exist.

The check for the existence of the file and the creation of the file if it does not exist are a single operation that is atomic with respect to all other file system activities that might affect the file.

Note: this method should not be used for file-locking, as the resulting protocol cannot be made to work reliably.

Parameters: NA

Returns: true if the named file does not exist and was successfully created; false if the named file already exists.

Throws:

1. IOException - If an I/O error occurred.

2. SecurityException - If a security manager exists and its java.lang.SecurityManager.checkWrite(java.lang.String) method denies write access to the file.

Approach

Java

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

public class FilecreateNewFile {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String pathname = "D:\\hello.txt";
        File file = new File(pathname);

        try {
            System.out.println(file.createNewFile());
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error while creating");
        }
    }
}

Output:

true