Android File Link Check isSymbolicLink(File parent, String name)

Description

is Symbolic Link

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static boolean isSymbolicLink(File parent, String name)
            throws IOException 

Method Source Code

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import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    public static boolean isSymbolicLink(File parent, String name)
            throws IOException {
        if (parent == null) {
            File f = new File(name);

            parent = f.getParentFile();
            name = f.getName();
        }

        File toTest = new File(parent.getCanonicalPath(), name);

        return !toTest.getAbsolutePath().equals(toTest.getCanonicalPath());
    }
}

Related

1. isSymlink(File file)