How to create a directory in Android?

Question

Everything is in the question. Here is my code :

    private void createDirectory(File currentDirectory) {
  File f = null;
  try {

   f = new File(currentDirectory.getCanonicalPath() + "/directory"
     + count);

   boolean success = f.mkdir();
   if (!success) {
    Toast.makeText(currentContext,
      f.getName() + " could not be created", 15).show();

   }
  } catch (IOException ioe) {
   Toast.makeText(currentContext,
     f.getName() + " could not be created", 15).show();
  }

  count++;
 }

I am writing a small file manager in Android and I would like to add the possibility to create a directory. There is no exception and the variable success always return false. Can someone tell me what is wrong my code??

Thx for your advice !!

[EDIT]

BTW, When the phone is in Developpement mode, does an application has a write access on the sdcard? I am programming on my phone (Acer liquid)

Answer 1

You have to add this permission:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

By the way, not sure how you are getting the SDcard directory... but it must be this way:

File sdDir = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();

It's important, because some programmers use to think that the SDCard is always /sdcard, but it could change.

Answer 2

You're going to need to add

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

to your manifest file to tell Android to ask the user for your application to be allowed to.