how to create a folder inside a folder

i know how u make config files but thats only inside the DataFolder
i want to make a folder inside the data folder but i don't know how.
this is what i have so far

Code:

File userfiles = new File(getDataFolder() + File.separator + "UserData.folder");
        if(!userfiles.exists()){
            userfiles.mkdirs();
            this.log.info("Missing folder!");
            this.log.info("Creating User data folder now...");

oh and someone mind doing a try{ catch execption thingy for me thanks

 

I think you got it right. Are the folders not created?

And you don't really need a try-catch here. If it throws something like a SecurityException. Let it be thrown.
Unless you want to do something... then do it like this:

Code:

        File userfiles;
        try {
            userfiles = new File(getDataFolder() + File.separator + "UserData.folder");
            if(!userfiles.exists()){
                userfiles.mkdirs();
            }
        } catch(SecurityException e) {
            // do something...
            return;
        }

Or like this:

Code:

        File userfiles;
        try {
            userfiles = new File(getDataFolder() + File.separator + "UserData.folder");
            if(!userfiles.exists()){
                userfiles.mkdirs();
            }
        } catch(SecurityException e) {
            userfiles = null;
        }
     
        if(userfiles == null) {
            // do something...
        }

 

for somereason the folder doesnt create..
OMG i think i know why let me go check

 

"Userdata.folder" might be considered a file, folders don't have extensions because they're not files.
Add a File.separator at the end to force it to be considered a folder.

 

if i do that do i still need the "Userdata.folder" the .folder part?

 

It will create a folder named "Userdata.folder"...

 

so i dont need the .folder

 

No...

 

k ill try it out when i get home thx

 

mkdirs() will always make a directory.
To create a file you use createNewFile() or something.
But usually you would use FileOutputStream. Or Bukkit's YamlConfiguration class.