Java Path Normalize normalize(String path)

Description

Normalizes the given path (removes superfluous #SEPARATOR separators ).

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
path	the path to be normalized

Return

the normalized path

Declaration

public static String normalize(String path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

public class Main {
    /**/*w  w  w  .ja  va  2  s .  c  o m*/
     * The separator between element names.
     */
    public static final String SEPARATOR = "/";

    /**
     * Normalizes the given path (removes superfluous {@link #SEPARATOR separators}).
     * 
     * @param path the path to be normalized
     * @return the normalized path
     */
    public static String normalize(String path) {
        path = path.replace(SEPARATOR + SEPARATOR, SEPARATOR);
        if (path.startsWith(SEPARATOR)) {
            path = path.substring(1);
        }
        if (path.endsWith(SEPARATOR)) {
            path = path.substring(0, path.length() - 1);
        }
        return path;
    }
}

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