docs: @Deprecated
      public static File createTempDirectory( final String    prefix )
          throws
              IOException
      {
          File tempDir;
  
          tempDir = File.createTempFile( prefix, null );
  
          if( ! ( tempDir.delete() ) )
          {
              throw new IOException( "Could not delete temp file: " + tempDir.getAbsolutePath() );
          }
  
          if( ! ( tempDir.mkdir() ) )
          {
              throw new IOException( "Could not create temp directory: " + tempDir.getAbsolutePath() );
          }
  
          return tempDir;
      }