Getting an Absolute Filename Path from a Relative Filename Path - Java File Path IO

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Description

Getting an Absolute Filename Path from a Relative Filename Path

Demo Code

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
  public void m() {
    File file = new File("filename.txt");
    file = file.getAbsoluteFile(); // c:\temp\filename.txt

    file = new File("dir" + File.separatorChar + "filename.txt");
    file = file.getAbsoluteFile(); // c:\temp\dir\filename.txt

    file = new File(".." + File.separatorChar + "filename.txt");
    file = file.getAbsoluteFile(); // c:\temp\..\filename.txt

    // Note that filename.txt does not need to exist
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}

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