How can I create a java.nio.file.Path object from a String object in Java 7?
I.e.
String textPath = "c:/dir1/dir2/dir3";
Path path = ?;
where ? is the missing code that uses textPath.
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4 Answers
You can just use the Paths class:
Path path = Paths.get(textPath);
... assuming you want to use the default file system, of course.
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shinzou
Is there a way for this to work with relative path and full path? i.e giving a path relative to where the project or exe is?
Jon Skeet
@kuhaku: I think you should ask a new question with details of what you're trying to do and what you've tried.
Kasun Siyambalapitiya
@JonSkeet is
Path.get() is platform independent? meaning that Path.get("lib","p2") will be as lib\p2in Windows and lib/p2 in linuxJon Skeet
@KasunSiyambalapitiya: Yes, it should be fine like that.
deadend
@JonSkeet Paths.get("/opt/path/"); Its returns as "\opt\path\". Can you please provide the solution.
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From the javadocs..http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/pathOps.html
Path p1 = Paths.get("/tmp/foo");
is the same as
Path p4 = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("/tmp/foo");
Path p3 = Paths.get(URI.create("file:///Users/joe/FileTest.java"));
Path p5 = Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home"),"logs", "foo.log");
In Windows, creates file C:\joe\logs\foo.log (assuming user home as C:\joe)
In Unix, creates file /u/joe/logs/foo.log (assuming user home as /u/joe)
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mat_boy
I suggest to use
File.separarator instead of taking care of the current OS. E.g. "/tmp/foo" is File.separator+"tmp"+File.separator+"foo"
Mr.Q
I guess it does not create the actual file, but it creates a Path object. You can use the path object to create the actual file on disk, using Files.createFile(logfilePath).
If possible I would suggest creating the Path directly from the path elements:
Path path = Paths.get("C:", "dir1", "dir2", "dir3");
// if needed
String textPath = path.toString(); // "C:\\dir1\\dir2\\dir3"
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Kasun Siyambalapitiya
is this platform independant?
Rauni Lillemets
I am fairly sure that yes, it is.
Martin
Doesn't help when the path comes from an environment variable.
Even when the question is regarding Java 7, I think it adds value to know that from Java 11 onward, there is a static method in Path class that allows to do this straight away:
With all the path in one String:
Path.of("/tmp/foo");
With the path broken down in several Strings:
Path.of("/tmp","foo");
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DodgyCodeException
@mat_boy yeah but it's no big deal, really. The method already existed in Java 7, except it was previously called
Paths.get.