Java File Attribute makeCurrentDirectoryThatOfExecutable(String executable)

Description

Set the directory to that of the executable, such that "c:\some\dir\file.exe" will set to "c:\some\dir\"

License

GNU General Public License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
executable	fullpath executable, as in "c:\some\dir\file.exe" and not just "file.exe"

Return

previous directory

Declaration

public static String makeCurrentDirectoryThatOfExecutable(String executable) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/** This class is a PanelLeft factory, creating all panels based on the
 * contents of the panels.xml file./* ww w  .j  av a 2s.c o m*/
 *
 * Last Updated:  May 25, 2011
 *
 * by Rick C. Hodgin
 * Cossatot Analytics Laboratories, LLC. (Cana Labs)
 *
 * (c) Copyright Cana Labs.
 * Free software licensed under the GNU GPL2.
 *
 * @author Rick C. Hodgin
 * @version 1.0.0
 *
 * Change history:
 *   2011-05-25 - 1.0.0 - Initial release
 *
 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Set the directory to that of the executable, such that "c:\some\dir\file.exe"
     * will set to "c:\some\dir\"
     * @param executable fullpath executable, as in "c:\some\dir\file.exe" and
     * not just "file.exe"
     * @return previous directory
     */
    public static String makeCurrentDirectoryThatOfExecutable(String executable) {
        String curDir, newDir;

        curDir = getCurrentDirectory();
        newDir = new File(executable).getParent();
        setCurrentDirectory(newDir);

        return (curDir);
    }

    public static String getCurrentDirectory() {
        return (System.getProperty("user.dir"));
    }

    public static void setCurrentDirectory(String dir) {
        System.setProperty("user.dir", dir);
    }
}

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