Java Path Concatenate concatPaths(String path1, String path2)

Description

Concatenate two paths together, inserting a '/' if needed, and ensuring that there is no '//' at the join.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path1	first path
path2	secpnd path

Return

concatenated paths

Declaration

public static String concatPaths(String path1, String path2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/** (C) Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
    // ww w .  j  a v a 2  s  .  c  o  m
 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
    
 For more information: www.smartfrog.org
    
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Concatenate two paths together, inserting a '/' if needed, and ensuring
     * that there is no '//' at the join.
     *
     * @param path1 first path
     * @param path2 secpnd path
     * @return concatenated paths
     */
    public static String concatPaths(String path1, String path2) {
        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(path1.length() + path2.length() + 1);
        boolean endsWithSlash = path1.endsWith("/");
        boolean beginsWithSlash = path2.startsWith("/");
        buffer.append(path1);
        if (!endsWithSlash) {
            buffer.append('/');
        }
        if (beginsWithSlash) {
            buffer.append(path2.substring(1));
        } else {
            buffer.append(path2);
        }
        return buffer.toString();
    }
}

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