Java Path Relative getRelative(File base, File path)

Description

Get a relative path to a base directory.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
base	the base directory
path	the path to make relative

Return

the relativized path

Declaration

public static String getRelative(File base, File path) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  w w w .j a  v a 2  s  .  c  o  m
 * SK's Minecraft Launcher
 * Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 Albert Pham <http://www.sk89q.com>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get a relative path to a base directory.
     * 
     * @param base the base directory
     * @param path the path to make relative
     * @return the relativized path
     */
    public static String getRelative(File base, File path) {
        return base.toURI().relativize(path.toURI()).getPath();
    }
}

Related

1. getRelative(File base, File path)
2. getRelative(String basedir, String child)
3. getRelativeAncestor(File ancestor, File descendant)
4. getRelativeBaseDirectory(final File processedFile)