@@ -398,6 +398,11 @@ public static boolean equal(File file1, File file2) throws IOException {
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* be exploited to create security vulnerabilities, especially when executable files are to be
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* written into the directory.
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*
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+ * <p>Depending on the environmment that this code is run in, the system temporary directory (and
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+ * thus the directory this method creates) may be more visible that a program would like - files
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+ * written to this directory may be read or overwritten by hostile programs running on the same
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+ * machine.
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+ *
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* <p>This method assumes that the temporary volume is writable, has free inodes and free blocks,
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* and that it will not be called thousands of times per second.
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*
@@ -406,8 +411,15 @@ public static boolean equal(File file1, File file2) throws IOException {
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*
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* @return the newly-created directory
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* @throws IllegalStateException if the directory could not be created
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+ * @deprecated For Android users, see the <a
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+ * href="https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage" target="_blank">Data and File
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+ * Storage overview</a> to select an appropriate temporary directory (perhaps {@code
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+ * context.getCacheDir()}). For developers on Java 7 or later, use {@link
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+ * java.nio.file.Files#createTempDirectory}, transforming it to a {@link File} using {@link
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+ * java.nio.file.Path#toFile() toFile()} if needed.
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*/
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@ Beta
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+ @ Deprecated
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public static File createTempDir () {
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File baseDir = new File (System .getProperty ("java.io.tmpdir" ));
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@ SuppressWarnings ("GoodTime" ) // reading system time without TimeSource
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