Java Utililty Methods File Link

List of utility methods to do File Link

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Description

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Method

voidaddSymlinkToFileInsideWorkspace()
add Symlink To File Inside Workspace 
Files.createSymbolicLink(Paths.get(TEST_DIR, "SymlinkFile"), Paths.get("Dir1", "out.txt"));
FilecreateRelativeSymlink(File link, File target, boolean relativize)
create Relative Symlink 
if (relativize) {
    link = link.getCanonicalFile();
    target = target.getCanonicalFile();
    try {
        target = link.getParentFile().toPath().relativize(target.toPath()).toFile();
    } catch (Throwable e) {
return Files.createSymbolicLink(link.toPath(), target.toPath()).toFile();
FilecreateSymbolicLink(@Nonnull File symlink, File target)
create Symbolic Link 
Path link = symlink.toPath();
if (!Files.exists(link, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS)) {
    link = java.nio.file.Files.createSymbolicLink(link, target.toPath());
return link.toFile();
voidcreateSymbolicLink(File pTargetFile, File pLink)
Wrapper for creating a symbolic link using java.nio 
Path target = Paths.get(pTargetFile.toURI());
Path link = Paths.get(pLink.toURI());
Files.createSymbolicLink(link, target);
booleanfollowLinks(LinkOption... options)
Returns true if symbolic links should be followed 
boolean followLinks = true;
for (LinkOption option : options) {
    if (option == LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS) {
        followLinks = false;
    } else if (option == null) {
        throw new NullPointerException();
    } else {
        throw new AssertionError("Should not get here");
...
LinkOption[]getLinkOptions(boolean followLinks)
get Link Options 
if (followLinks) {
    return EMPTY_LINK_OPTIONS;
} else { 
    return NO_FOLLOW_OPTIONS.clone();
booleanisLink(File f)
is Link 
return Files.isSymbolicLink(Paths.get(f.getPath()));
booleanisSymbolicLink(File file)
is Symbolic Link 
try {
    File canonicalFile = file.getCanonicalFile();
    File absoluteFile = file.getAbsoluteFile();
    return !canonicalFile.getName().equals(absoluteFile.getName()) ||
            !canonicalFile.getParent().equals(absoluteFile.getParentFile().getCanonicalPath());
} catch (IOException e) {
    return true;
booleanisSymbolicLink(String file)
returns true for symbolic link , also "soft" link for windows, it is creates using mklink /D Link Target uses rmdir to remove soft links on windows. 
Path path = Paths.get(file);
boolean isSymbolicLink = Files.isSymbolicLink(path);
return isSymbolicLink;
booleanisSymlink(File file)
is Symlink 
return Files.isSymbolicLink(file.toPath());