The java.nio.file package (from Java 7) has improved the way we work with the file system. Create a directory For creating a new directory, we get a Path object for the provided path. Then, we check if the directory exists. If not, we call the static createDirectories() method of the Files class. Create a File For creating a file, we follow basically the same process. But we get a Path object that refers to the directory and file. If the file doesn't exist, we call createFile() method of the Files class. Iterate through Files in a directory By using the static newDirectoryStream() method of the Files class, you can list the files in a directory this way: