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Return the path within a base directory

   

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import java.io.File;



public class Main {



  /**
   * Return the path within a base directory
   */
  public static String getContextFilePath(String directoryPath, String filePath) {
      try {
          File directory = new File(directoryPath);
          File file = new File(filePath);

          directoryPath = directory.getCanonicalPath();
          filePath = file.getCanonicalPath();

          // If the context directory does not have a File.separator
          // at the end then add one explicitly
          if(!directoryPath.endsWith(File.separator)){
              directoryPath += File.separator;
          }

          // If the context dir contains both kinds of separator
          // then standardize on using the File.separator
          if ((directoryPath.indexOf('/') !=-1) && (directoryPath.indexOf('\\') !=-1)) {
              directoryPath = directoryPath.replace('\\', File.separator.charAt(0));
              directoryPath = directoryPath.replace('/', File.separator.charAt(0));
          }

          // If the file path contains both kinds of separator
          // then standardize on using the File.separator
          if ((filePath.indexOf('/') !=-1) && (filePath.indexOf('\\') !=-1)) {
              filePath = filePath.replace('\\', File.separator.charAt(0));
              filePath = filePath.replace('/', File.separator.charAt(0));
          }

          if (filePath.startsWith(directoryPath)) {
              filePath = filePath.substring(directoryPath.length());
          }
      } catch (Exception e){
          // ignore
      }

      return filePath;
  }
}

   
    
    
  








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