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The Java Developers Almanac 1.4Order this book from Amazon. |
e16. Determining If Two Filename Paths Refer to the Same FileA filename path may include redundant names such as `. ' or `.. '
or symbolic links (on UNIX platforms). File.getCanonicalFile()
converts a filename path to a unique canonical form suitable for
comparisons.
File file1 = new File("./filename"); File file2 = new File("filename"); // Filename paths are not equal boolean b = file1.equals(file2); // false // Normalize the paths try { file1 = file1.getCanonicalFile(); // c:\almanac1.4\filename file2 = file2.getCanonicalFile(); // c:\almanac1.4\filename } catch (IOException e) { } // Filename paths are now equal b = file1.equals(file2); // true
e14. Converting Between a Filename Path and a URL e15. Getting an Absolute Filename Path from a Relative Filename Path e17. Getting the Parents of a Filename Path e18. Determining If a Filename Path Is a File or a Directory
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