Java Path Relative Get getRelativePathToBase(File path, File basePath)

Description

Returns the relative path of a path from a base path.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	a path
basePath	the base path

Return

a relative path

Declaration

public static String getRelativePathToBase(File path, File basePath) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
// are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**//from  w  w  w  . ja  v a 2 s  .c om
     * Returns the relative path of a path from a base path.
     * 
     * @param path
     *            a path
     * @param basePath
     *            the base path
     * @return a relative path
     */
    public static String getRelativePathToBase(File path, File basePath) {
        try {
            String dir = path.toURL().toExternalForm();
            String baseDir = basePath.toURL().toExternalForm();
            StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
            if (dir.indexOf(baseDir) == 0) {
                String delta = dir.substring(baseDir.length());
                for (int i = 0; i < delta.length(); i++) {
                    if (delta.charAt(i) == '/') {
                        result.append("../"); //$NON-NLS-1$
                    }
                }
            }
            return result.toString();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
        }
    }
}

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