Java Is Symbolic Link isSymlink(File file)

Description

Checks whether a file is a symbolic link.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	the file to test

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	an exception

Return

true if the file is a symbolic link, false otherwise

Declaration

public static boolean isSymlink(File file) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from  ww w  .  j  a  v  a2  s. c om*/
 * org.daisy.util (C) 2005-2008 Daisy Consortium
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
 * any later version.
 * 
 * This library 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 Lesser General Public License for more
 * details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 */

import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Checks whether a file is a symbolic link.
     * @param file the file to test
     * @return <code>true</code> if the file is a symbolic link, <code>false</code> otherwise
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static boolean isSymlink(File file) throws IOException {
        File parent = file.getParentFile();
        File test = new File(parent.getCanonicalFile(), file.getName());
        return !test.getAbsolutePath().equals(test.getCanonicalPath());
    }
}

Related

1. isSymlink(File file)
2. isSymlink(File file)
3. isSymlink(File file)
4. isSymlink(File file)
5. isSymlink(File file)
6. isSymlink(File file)
7. isSymLink(File symlinkFile)
8. isSymlink(final File file)
9. isSymlink(final String path)