File Handling

Java Program to Create a File

A Java program to create a new file.

Problem Description

Write a Java program to create a new file.

Code

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

public class CreateFile {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            File myObj = new File("filename.txt");
            if (myObj.createNewFile()) {
                System.out.println("File created: " + myObj.getName());
            } else {
                System.out.println("File already exists.");
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("An error occurred.");
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Output

File created: filename.txt

Explanation

  1. File Class: Represents a file or directory path name.
  2. createNewFile(): Creates a new, empty file if it does not exist.