Java Temp Directory Get getTempDirectory()

Description

returns the Temp Directory of the System

License

LGPL

Return

temp directory

Declaration

public static File getTempDirectory() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: LGPL 

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    private static File tempFile;

    /**/*from  www  .  j  av a 2  s . c  o  m*/
     * returns the Temp Directory of the System
     * @return temp directory
     */
    public static File getTempDirectory() {
        if (tempFile != null)
            return tempFile;

        String tmpStr = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
        if (tmpStr != null) {
            tempFile = new File(tmpStr);
            if (tempFile.exists()) {
                tempFile = getCanonicalFileEL(tempFile);
                return tempFile;
            }
        }
        try {
            File tmp = File.createTempFile("a", "a");
            tempFile = tmp.getParentFile();
            tempFile = getCanonicalFileEL(tempFile);
            tmp.delete();
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
        }

        return tempFile;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the canonical form of this abstract pathname.
     * @param file file to get canoncial form from it
     *
     * @return  The canonical pathname string denoting the same file or
     *          directory as this abstract pathname
     *
     * @throws  SecurityException
     *          If a required system property value cannot be accessed.
     */
    public static File getCanonicalFileEL(File file) {
        try {
            return file.getCanonicalFile();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return file;
        }
    }
}

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1. getTempDirectory()
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5. getTempDirectory()
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7. getTempDirectory(Class c)
8. getTempDirectory(String applicationName)
9. getTempDirectoryPath()