Android Path Create getAbsoluteFile(String filename, String basedir)

Description

Gets an absolute file from a filename.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
filename	The filename to build an absolute file from
basedir	The base directory for a relative filename

Return

The absolute file according to the described algorithm

Declaration

public static File getAbsoluteFile(String filename, String basedir) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w w  w.j  av a 2s  . c  om
 * IzPack - Copyright 2001-2008 Julien Ponge, All Rights Reserved.
 *
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 * http://izpack.codehaus.org/
 *
 * Copyright 2005 Marc Eppelmann
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets an absolute file from a filename. In difference to File.isAbsolute()
     * this method bases relative file names on a given base directory.
     *
     * @param filename The filename to build an absolute file from
     * @param basedir  The base directory for a relative filename
     * @return The absolute file according to the described algorithm
     */
    public static File getAbsoluteFile(String filename, String basedir) {
        if (filename == null) {
            return null;
        }
        File file = new File(filename);
        if (file.isAbsolute()) {
            return file;
        } else {
            return new File(basedir, file.getPath());
        }
    }
}

Related

1. ensureSlash(String dirPath)
2. fileDir(String filename)
3. fileDir(String folder, String folderName)
4. getAbsolutePath(String strCurrenDir, String strFileName)
5. getAbsolutePathFromResource(Class reference, String resource)
6. getAbsolutePathFromResource(String resource)
7. getCanonicalPath(File file)