net.sf.sfac.file
Class FilePathUtils

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.sfac.file.FilePathUtils

public class FilePathUtils
extends Object

Utilities to manipulate file paths as strings.
In particular it can convert absolute to relative paths (and vice-versa). This utility class is quite platform-independent beacuse it handles indifferently slash or backslash as path separator. The only platform-specific thing is that it ignores case in path comparison (wich is mandatory on Windows system), this is detected fom the file system or can be passed as a constructor parameter.

Author:

Olivier Berlanger

Constructor Summary

FilePathUtils(File baseDir)
Create a FilePathUtils bounded to the given local base directory.

FilePathUtils(String basePath, boolean ignoreCaseInPaths)
Create a FilePathUtils bounded to the given base directory.

Method Summary

static String	concatPaths(String firstPath, String secondPath) Concatenate two paths to one path.
String	getAbsoluteFilePath(String filePath) Get an absolute file path for the given path.
String	getBasePath() Get the base path used a starting point for relative paths.
static String	getDirectoryPath(String filePath) Get the directory part of a full file path.
static String	getDrive(String filePath) Get the drive of a path or null if no drive is specified in the path.
static String	getExtension(String fileName) Get the extension of the given file (ex: extension of "myIcon.gif" returns "gif").
static String	getFileName(String filePath) Get the file name (and extension) from the gievn path.
String	getRelativeFilePath(String filePath) Get the given path expressed as relative to this class base directory (if possible).
char	getSparatorChar() Get the preferred file separator char ('/' or '\') of this FilePathUtils.
static boolean	isAbsolute(String filePath) Check if the given file path is absolute.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FilePathUtils

public FilePathUtils(File baseDir)

Create a FilePathUtils bounded to the given local base directory. The FilePathUtils will use the separator char of the current system.

Parameters:

baseDir - The base directory used a starting point for relative paths.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the given base directory is not a directory of cannot be canonicalised.

FilePathUtils

public FilePathUtils(String basePath,
                     boolean ignoreCaseInPaths)

Create a FilePathUtils bounded to the given base directory. You can use this constructor to pass other parameters than the defaults of the current system, for example, if you want to calculate path for a remote system.

Parameters:

basePath - The canonicalized base path (with the drive if present). This class will use (when creating paths) the path separator given in this base reference path.

ignoreCase - true if the target file system is not case sensitive.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the given base directory cannot be canonicalised.

Method Detail

getSparatorChar

public char getSparatorChar()

Get the preferred file separator char ('/' or '\') of this FilePathUtils. Though there is one preferred separator char, both '\' and '/' are always accepted in input paths.

Returns:

the preferred file separator char ('/' or '\')

getBasePath

public String getBasePath()

Get the base path used a starting point for relative paths.
Note: this path also includes the drive (if applicable).

Returns:

the base path used a starting point for relative paths.

getAbsoluteFilePath

public String getAbsoluteFilePath(String filePath)
                           throws InvalidPathException

Get an absolute file path for the given path. If the given path is a relative one, it will be added to the base path. The returned path will be canonicalized. Returns null if the given path is null.

Parameters:

filePath - the file path to make absolute.

Returns:

an absolute file path corresponding to the given one.

Throws:

InvalidPathException - if the given path can not be combined with the base path to produce a canonicalised path.

getRelativeFilePath

public String getRelativeFilePath(String filePath)
                           throws InvalidPathException

Get the given path expressed as relative to this class base directory (if possible).
If the given path is already relative, it's returned without changes. Returns null if the given path is null.
Note: the result can be an absolute path, if the given path cannot be expressed as a relative to the base directory (ex: if the given path specify another drive than the base drive).

Parameters:

filePath - The path to express as relative to this class base directory.

Returns:

The given path expressed as relative to this class base directory.

Throws:

InvalidPathException

isAbsolute

public static boolean isAbsolute(String filePath)

Check if the given file path is absolute.

Parameters:

filePath - the file path to check

Returns:

true iff the given file path is absolute.

getDrive

public static String getDrive(String filePath)

Get the drive of a path or null if no drive is specified in the path.
The returned drive string contains the drive letter and the colon (like "C:").

Parameters:

filePath - The file path possibly starting with a drive letter.

Returns:

The drive of a path or null if no drive is specified in the path.

concatPaths

public static String concatPaths(String firstPath,
                                 String secondPath)

Concatenate two paths to one path.
The first path can be any path (relative or absolute) or can even be null. If the second path is absolute, this path is returned as is. If it is a relative path, this method concatenate the two taking care if there is a file separator to add between the two concatenated paths (and if the first path is not empty).

Parameters:

firstPath - first path to concatenate.

secondPath - second path to concatenate.

Returns:

the two paths concatenated to one path.

getExtension

public static String getExtension(String fileName)

Get the extension of the given file (ex: extension of "myIcon.gif" returns "gif").
This method simply returns the text after the last dot, or null if there is no dot.

Parameters:

fileName - a file name

Returns:

the extension of the given file.

getDirectoryPath

public static String getDirectoryPath(String filePath)

Get the directory part of a full file path.
Example: directory for "\Temp\test\MyFile.txt" is "\Temp\test".
If there is no directory, null is returned.
Example: directory for "MyFile.txt" is null.

Note: This method does not try to interpret the path, the last item of the path is assumed to be a file name (even if it is a directory). So directory for "\Temp\test" is "\Temp", and directory for "\Temp\" is "\Temp".

Parameters:

filePath - a full file path

getFileName

public static String getFileName(String filePath)

Get the file name (and extension) from the gievn path.
Example: file name for "\Temp\test\MyFile.txt" is "MyFile.txt".

Note: This method does not try to interpret the path, the last item of the path is assumed to be a file name (even if it is a directory). So file name for "\Temp\test" is "test", and file name for "\Temp\" is "".

Parameters:

filePath - a full file path