Note: this method should not be used for file-locking, as the resulting protocol cannot be made to work reliably. The {@link java.nio.channels.FileLock FileLock}facility should be used instead.
@return true if the named file does not exist and wassuccessfully created; false if the named file already exists
@throws IOException If an I/O error occurred
@throws SecurityException If a security manager exists and its {@link java.lang.SecurityManager#checkWrite(java.lang.String)} method denies write access to the file
@since 1.2
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