Java Path Relative Get getRelativePath(File file, File baseDirectory)

Description

Given a file and base directory, the method returns file path relative to base directory.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String getRelativePath(File file, File baseDirectory) throws Exception 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**//from  w ww. j  av a2s  .c om
     * Given a file and base directory, the method returns file path relative to
     * base directory. If file is not under base directory, the method throws
     * IllegalArgumentException
     */
    public static String getRelativePath(File file, File baseDirectory) throws Exception {
        String baseDirAsString = baseDirectory.getCanonicalPath();
        String filePathAsString = file.getCanonicalPath();
        int dirIndex = filePathAsString.indexOf(baseDirAsString);
        if (dirIndex == -1) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Directory path is not part of file path. directory = "
                    + baseDirAsString + " scenario path = " + filePathAsString);
        }
        return filePathAsString.substring(dirIndex + baseDirAsString.length() + 1);
    }
}

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