getCanonicalPath & getAbsolutepath

[Sai Ram9]

Can anyone explain me whats getCanonicalPath() and getAbsolutePath().
i read that getAbsolutePath() returns the absolute path including the parent directories and as well including the file name itself from where u onvoke this method.
for eg: C:\java\javastudy\file1.txt
is this correct?

how does getAbsolutePath() work?
please explain......

[Paul Anilprem]

Consider that you have a file myfile.txt in c:\paul\java\temp
Now,
File f = new File("c:\paul\java\..\java\temp\myfile.txt");
f.absolutePath() is c:\paul\java\..\java\temp\myfile.txt and
f.canonicalPath() is c:\paul\java\temp\myfile.txt, you can see that there is no "redundancy" in canonical path.
HTH,
Paul.
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[This message has been edited by Paul Anil (edited February 13, 2001).]

[Sai Ram9]

Paul i still didn't completely understand canonicalpath.
Redudancy in sense without any \.. or \. etc..?
what happens to the other java folder,
c:\paul\java\..\java\temp\myfile.txt
there are 2 java folders right?

[Paul Anilprem]

There is only one java dir. java/../java implies, you go to java then go back one dir and again go to java. ( .. => parent dir, . => current dir )
HTH,
Paul.
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[Sai Priya]

Thanks Paul!