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org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.util
Class FileUtils

java.lang.Object
org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.util.FileUtils

public final class FileUtils

extends Object

File-related utilities.

Method Summary

static File

toWritableDirectory(String path) Converts the specified directory path to a File instance representing an existing, writable directory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

toWritableDirectory

public static File toWritableDirectory(String path)
                                throws IOException

Converts the specified directory path to a File instance representing an existing, writable directory. This method will attempt to create a directory on the file system if it does not already exist. It does not, however, attempt to modify write permissions. This method is thread safe. However, there is no way to prevent other threads from modifying the file system, which can lead to unexpected results. For example, toWritableDirectory may return a File that it thinks is writable, but which has actually been removed from the file system by another thread.

Parameters:

path - the path to convert to a File

Returns:

a File corresponding to the specified path

Throws:

IOException - if directory at the specified path does not exist/cannnot be created, or is not writable.

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