log file java utility

package handler;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintWriter;

public class LogWriter {

	public String pathName = "//logs//log.txt";
	public File logFile;
	public PrintWriter logWriter;

	public LogWriter() throws FileNotFoundException
	{
	 logFile = new File(pathName);
	 //logWriter = new PrintWriter(logFile);
	}

	/**
	 * will create a new log file if none by that name is created
	 * @return success if a new log was created. Failure if not
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	public boolean createLogFile() throws IOException
	{
		if(logFile.exists()) {
			logFile.delete();
			createLogFile();
		}
		else{
			logFile = new File(pathName);
			logFile.mkdirs();
			if(logFile.createNewFile()) System.out.println(">Console: New log file created"); else System.out.println(">Console: Log file already exists");
			return true;
		}
		return false;

	}


}