Java Path Relative nio resolveRelative(Path p, String other)

Description

Convenience method to ensure that "other" is not an absolute path.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
p	a parameter
other	a parameter

Exception

Parameter	Description
IllegalArgumentException	if "other" is an absolute path

Return

resolved path

Declaration

public static Path resolveRelative(Path p, String other) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convenience method to ensure that "other" is not an absolute path.
     * One could imagine malicious use of this.
     *
     * @param p
     * @param other
     * @return resolved path
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if "other" is an absolute path
     */
    public static Path resolveRelative(Path p, String other) {
        Path op = Paths.get(other);
        if (op.isAbsolute()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(other
                    + " cannot be an absolute path!");
        }
        return p.resolve(op);
    }
}

Related

1. relativizePath(IPath path, IPath basePath)
2. relativizePath(IPath path, IPath basePath, boolean strict)
3. relativizePath(Path root, Path child)
4. relativizePath(String basePath, File toRelativize)
5. resolvePathIfRelativeTo(File referenceFile, String partialPath)
6. resolveRelativePath(String first, String... more)
7. resolveRelativeRemotePath(Path root, Path file)
8. toFileWithAbsolutePath(String relativePath)
9. tryMakeRelative(String rootDir, String path)