Here you can find the source of isSymLink(File file)
public static boolean isSymLink(File file)
//package com.java2s; /*/* www . j av a 2 s. c o m*/ * Copyright 2007 The Codehaus Foundation. * * 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.File; import java.nio.file.Files; public class Main { public static boolean isSymLink(File file) { return Files.isSymbolicLink(file.toPath()); } }