A Nonexistant File

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Jason Cavett - 04 Jan 2008 17:44 GMT

Is there a specific String I can use to create a file such that
file.exists() will always return false?

Basically, I'm trying to avoid having to check for null all the time.
So, when I create a new project, I want to set it's starting save path
(AKA it hasn't been saved yet) to something where file.exists() =
false. String path = new String("") *seems* to work, but I wanted to
make sure.

Thanks

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External Concepts Guild - 05 Jan 2008 14:37 GMT

> Is there a specific String I can use to create a file such that
> file.exists() will always return false?
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>
> Thanks

Probably not. If there were, it would be OS specific.

Maybe you could use
File.createTempFile(String prefix,String suffix).

Emory Merryman
External Concepts Guild

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Mike Schilling - 05 Jan 2008 20:25 GMT

> Is there a specific String I can use to create a file such that
> file.exists() will always return false?
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> to
> make sure.

File isn't a final class. Create a subclass in which File.exists()
returns false.

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