Here you can find the source of isAbsolutePath(String path)
public static final boolean isAbsolutePath(String path)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w . j a v a 2 s . c o m * Copyright 2005-2010 the original author or authors. * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ public class Main { public static final boolean isAbsolutePath(String path) { String testPath = replaceFileSeparator(path); if (testPath.startsWith("/") || testPath.indexOf(":") != -1) { return true; } else { return false; } } public static final String replaceFileSeparator(String path) { return path.replace('\\', '/'); } }