Java Utililty Methods Is Symbolic Link

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Method

booleanisSymlink(File file)
Checks if the given file represents a symlink. 
String name = file.getName();
if (name.equals(".") || name.equals("..")) {
    return false;
File fileInCanonicalParent;
File parentDir = file.getParentFile();
if (parentDir == null) {
    fileInCanonicalParent = file;
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booleanisSymlink(File file)
is Symlink 
Objects.requireNonNull(file, "File must not be null");
if (File.separatorChar == '\\')
    return false;
File fileInCanonicalDir;
if (file.getParent() == null)
    fileInCanonicalDir = file;
else {
    File canonicalDir = file.getParentFile().getCanonicalFile();
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booleanisSymlink(File file)
is Symlink 
if (file == null)
    throw new NullPointerException("File must not be null");
File canon;
if (file.getParent() == null) {
    canon = file;
} else {
    File canonDir = file.getParentFile().getCanonicalFile();
    canon = new File(canonDir, file.getName());
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booleanisSymlink(File file)
Checks whether a file is a symbolic link. 
File parent = file.getParentFile();
File test = new File(parent.getCanonicalFile(), file.getName());
return !test.getAbsolutePath().equals(test.getCanonicalPath());
booleanisSymlink(File file)
is Symlink 
Preconditions.checkNotNull(file);
File fileInCanonicalDir = null;
if (file.getParent() == null) {
    fileInCanonicalDir = file;
} else {
    fileInCanonicalDir = new File(file.getParentFile().getCanonicalFile(), file.getName());
return !fileInCanonicalDir.getCanonicalFile().equals(fileInCanonicalDir.getAbsoluteFile());
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booleanisSymLink(File symlinkFile)
Check if a file is a symbolic link or not 
try {
    File canonicalFile = null;
    if (symlinkFile.getParent() != null) {
        File canonicalDir = symlinkFile.getParentFile().getCanonicalFile();
        canonicalFile = new File(canonicalDir, symlinkFile.getName());
    } else {
        canonicalFile = symlinkFile;
    return !canonicalFile.getCanonicalFile().equals(canonicalFile.getAbsoluteFile());
} catch (IOException e) {
    return false;
booleanisSymlink(final File file)
Attempt to determine if a file is a symlink. 
return !(file.getAbsolutePath().equals(file.getCanonicalPath()));
booleanisSymlink(final String path)
is Symlink 
final File file = new File(path);
final File fileInCanonicalDir;
if (file.getParent() == null) {
    fileInCanonicalDir = file;
} else {
    fileInCanonicalDir = new File(file.getParentFile().getCanonicalFile(), file.getName());
final File canonicalFile = fileInCanonicalDir.getCanonicalFile();
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