where is myfile after createNewFile()

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I am trying to create a txt file in the current directory. I ran the code below and there was no error. But I couldn't find the myfile.txt anywhere. I want to create the myfile.txt in the current directory. How can I do that?

The code that I used:

public void createFile(){
        try{
            File f = new File("myfile.txt");
            if (!f.exists()){
                f.createNewFile();
                System.out.println("New file \"myfile.txt\" has been created");
            }
        }catch(Exception e){
            System.out.println("Error while creating file " + e);
        }   
    }

That's what it does. I suggest you print your cwd. `System.getProperty("user.dir")` — Peter Lawrey, Dec 03 '12 at 19:24
All this will do is create an empty file. If you want to put something in the file you don't need to do this. — Peter Lawrey, Dec 03 '12 at 19:28

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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It's in the user directory, which can be retrieved with:

 System.getProperty("user.dir");

See here for details:

In Java, what is the default location for newly created files?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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answered Dec 03 '12 at 19:26

mjuarez

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 03 '12 at 19:26

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Try printing this on the console:

System.out.println(f.getAbsolutePath());

That will tell you for sure.

answered Dec 03 '12 at 19:26

Óscar López

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where is myfile after createNewFile()

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