Java tutorial
import java.io.File; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { File absolute = new File("/public/html/javafaq/index.html"); File relative = new File("html/javafaq/index.html"); System.out.println("absolute: "); System.out.println(absolute.getName()); System.out.println(absolute.getPath()); System.out.println("relative: "); System.out.println(relative.getName()); System.out.println(relative.getPath()); } }