Is there a proper way to check for file/directory existence in Java?

Question

Code:

String dir = //Path to the  directory
File saveDir = new File(dir);
//Here comes the existence check
if(!saveDir.exists())
  saveDir.         


        

Answer 1

Just make the call to mkdirs. It will not overwrite existing directories so really, your check is unecessary (and in any case, unreliable).