Here you can find the source of isSymlink(File file)
public static boolean isSymlink(File file) throws IOException
//package com.java2s; /*// w ww . j a v a 2 s.co m * Hello Minecraft!. * Copyright (C) 2013 huangyuhui <huanghongxun2008@126.com> * * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see {http://www.gnu.org/licenses/}. */ import java.io.File; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.Objects; public class Main { public static boolean isSymlink(File file) throws IOException { 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(); fileInCanonicalDir = new File(canonicalDir, file.getName()); } return !fileInCanonicalDir.getCanonicalFile().equals(fileInCanonicalDir.getAbsoluteFile()); } public static String getName(String filename) { if (filename == null) return null; int index = indexOfLastSeparator(filename); return filename.substring(index + 1); } public static int indexOfLastSeparator(String filename) { if (filename == null) return -1; int lastUnixPos = filename.lastIndexOf(47); int lastWindowsPos = filename.lastIndexOf(92); return Math.max(lastUnixPos, lastWindowsPos); } }