Java Coding Problems

130. Converting file paths

Converting a file path into a String, URI, File, and so on is a common task that can occur in a wide range of applications. Let's consider the following file path:

Path path = Paths.get("/learning/packt", "JavaModernChallenge.pdf");

Now, based on JDK 7 and the NIO.2 API, let's see how we can convert a Path into a String, a URI, an absolute path, a real path, and a file:

• Converting a Path into a String is as simple as calling (explicitly or automatically) the Path.toString() method. Notice that if the path was obtained via the FileSystem.getPath() method, then the path-string returned by toString() may differ from the initial String that was used to create the path:

// \learning\packt\JavaModernChallenge.pdfString ...