Java Path Subtract subtractPaths(String longPath, String shortPath)

Description

subtract Paths

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String subtractPaths(String longPath, String shortPath) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w  w  w. j a  v a 2 s . c o  m
 * This file is part of MML.
 *
 *  MML is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  MML 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 General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *  along with MML.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *  (c) copyright Desmond Schmidt 2014
 */

public class Main {
    public static String subtractPaths(String longPath, String shortPath) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        String[] parts1 = longPath.split("/");
        String[] parts2 = shortPath.split("/");
        for (int i = 0; i < parts1.length; i++) {
            if (i >= parts2.length || !parts1[i].equals(parts2[i])) {
                for (int j = i; j < parts1.length; j++) {
                    if (sb.length() > 0)
                        sb.append("/");
                    sb.append(parts1[j]);
                }
                break;
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

Related

1. subtractPath(String base, String full)