QDir make path does not create an empty folder

GunkutA

Hello I am trying to create an empty folder. However, it does not create any folder. When I call the program first time it printed the qDebug(), but after that it does not enter to the if statement:

        QString path =QDir::currentPath();
       if(!QDir().exists(path))
       {
           QDir().mkpath(path);
           qDebug()<<"Created";

       }

When I enter some path to path manually, it always enters the if statement for the first call after that it never enters that. So I believe it creates something. But I cannot see any folder that has been created.

mrjj

@GunkutA
Hi
mkpath makes whole path if needed - so it can also be used to create a folder.
but when you use the path currentPath();
and check if that exists, it most likely alwyas will be there so
i guess why you though it didnt work.

jsulm

@GunkutA said in QDir make path does not create an empty folder:

QString path =QDir::currentPath();

You're trying to create existing path (the current path) - how is this going to work?!

"But I cannot see any folder that has been created." - how do you check whether the path was created (on which OS, using what tool?)?

GunkutA

@jsulm I should have used mkdir() for creating a folder. I see.

mrjj

@GunkutA
Hi
mkpath makes whole path if needed - so it can also be used to create a folder.
but when you use the path currentPath();
and check if that exists, it most likely alwyas will be there so
i guess why you though it didnt work.