Java File Link resolveSymbolicLink(File file)

Description

resolve Symbolic Link

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	File to resolve.

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	If failed to resolve symlink.

Return

Resolved file if it is a symbolic link or original file.

Declaration

public static File resolveSymbolicLink(File file) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

import java.nio.file.Files;

import java.nio.file.Path;

public class Main {
    /**
     * @param file File to resolve.
     * @return Resolved file if it is a symbolic link or original file.
     * @throws IOException If failed to resolve symlink.
     */
    public static File resolveSymbolicLink(File file) throws IOException {
        Path path = file.toPath();

        return Files.isSymbolicLink(path) ? Files.readSymbolicLink(path)
                .toFile() : file;
    }
}

Related

1. isSymlink(final File file)
2. isSymlinkJava7(@Nonnull File file)
3. makeSymLink(File target, File destination)
4. readSymbolicLink(@Nonnull File symlink)
5. readSymlinkTarget(File file)
6. sanitizeUrl(String link)
7. textLinksInBytes()