How to create dir with special characters in Android

Question

I need to create a folder named .ext.maps_common@transit etc. (untar archieve at other folder), I tried to use mkdir (), mkdirs (), trailing slash at its end and so on, but with no results. My final code is quite simple:

File dir = new File (".ext.maps_common@transit");
if (!dir.isDirectory ()) dir.mkdirs ();

Is it really to do this? Any help will be appreciated.

It's quite simple: `File dir = new File (".ext.maps_common@transit"); if (!dir.isDirectory ()) dir.mkdirs ();` Add it at my question. — Acuna, Jun 09 '17 at 16:44
where are you trying to make this directory? at which location? — shinilms, Jun 10 '17 at 04:41

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 10 '17 at 04:48

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try this,

 File dir = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), ".ext.maps_common@transit");
    if (!dir.exists()) {
        dir.mkdirs();
    }

and change Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() to wherever location you want to create the directory. Don't forget to add neccessery permissions.

answered Jun 10 '17 at 04:48

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Thanks, seems it working all this time, but not shown in my file explorer. It was nessessary for me to reboot it to see it. So strange... – Acuna Jun 10 '17 at 16:58

How to create dir with special characters in Android

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