How to make it relative path?

[Max Bean]

Suppose I create my FileInputStream like this:

in = new FileInputStream("c:/projects/study/college/test/parameters.xml");

, is there any way else to access parameters.xml without using the hardcoded-path that way?

[Roger F. Gay]

If the path is relative to your application, then:

getPath()
getAbsolutePath()
getCanonicalPath()

If you want a configurable path, place a configuration file where your application knows where to find it (relatively speaking) and read the path from the configuration file.

[Muhammad Saifuddin]

here is an example Code:

File f1 = new File("Test.java");
String path = f1.getAbsolutePath();
 
FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(path);

is this what you looking for..

[Stan James]

Relative to what might be the question. This line:

File f1 = new File("..\Test.java"); 

will create a file relative to the current user directory. See System Properties to get the current home.

You can also make a file relative to another file or a path string:

new File( homeDirectory, "..\Test.java" )