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I try to develop a small plugin for Eclipse to create several Java files in several folders (packages) as a starting point for a new module of a larger software.
I've tried to use an IFile object like this:
final IFile file = container.getFile(new Path(myFileName));
...
file.create(stream, true, monitor);
That works as long as all folders on the path to the file exists. But it does not create any missing folders (new packages) but throws a "resource not exists" exception.
I could not find any way to do this by IResource or IWorkspace objects.
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You can add a new package in Eclipse by right-clicking on your project and selecting New > Package. Note that a package doesn't really exist until you create some class or interface in that package. The more logical way to do this is to simply define a package when creating a new class.
You can link to a folder by using the Advanced option on the New->Folder dialog or drag/drop the folder from a file system navigator (Explorer,Nautilus, etc) onto your project in Eclipse. You will get an option to copy the folder or link to it in the file system.
I would suggest to add a resources folder at the top of your app tree so that your data and your classes are separated. But if you want to just add subpackage, do not create a new folder, just create a new package such as app. models. Folder1.
Personally, I use a small method which recursively creates all of the folders, something like:
IFile file = project.getFile(newPath);
prepare((IFolder) file.getParent());
and then the method
public void prepare(IFolder folder) {
if (!folder.exists()) {
prepare((IFolder) folder.getParent())
folder.create(false, false, null);
}
}
This works well for me.
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