Java Path Relative Get getRelativePath(File ancestor, File file)

Description

get Relative Path

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String getRelativePath(File ancestor, File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    public static String getRelativePath(File ancestor, File file) {
        return getRelativePath(ancestor, file, "/");
    }

    public static String getRelativePath(File ancestor, File file, String separator) {
        String path = file.getName();
        File parent = file.getParentFile();
        while (parent != null && !parent.equals(ancestor)) {
            path = parent.getName() + separator + path;
            parent = parent.getParentFile();
        }
        return path;
    }
}

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