Java Path Relative Get getRelativePath(File file, String xmlDirectoryPath)

Description

Returns a part of absolute path that starts from the xml directory path (xml directory path is cut off).

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	a parameter
xmlDirectoryPath	a parameter

Declaration

public static String getRelativePath(File file, String xmlDirectoryPath) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**//from   w  w  w .j  av  a 2  s .co  m
     * Returns a part of absolute path that starts from the xml directory path (xml directory path is cut
     * off).
     * 
     * @param file
     * @param xmlDirectoryPath
     * @return
     */
    public static String getRelativePath(File file, String xmlDirectoryPath) {
        return removeLeadingSlashes(file.getAbsolutePath().substring(xmlDirectoryPath.length()));
    }

    /**
     * Removes leading slashs (one or more) if they are there. Leaves leading slash if link is only the
     * leading slash ("/").
     * 
     * @param link
     * @return
     */
    public static String removeLeadingSlashes(String link) {
        if (link == null)
            return "";

        if (link.equals("/"))
            return link;

        return link.startsWith("/") ? removeLeadingSlashes(link.substring(1)) : link;
    }
}

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