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File.getName(), root has no name?
I'm drilling into the drive and start so...
try {
File root = new File(directoryName);
if (!root.isDirectory() ||
root == null) {
throw new RuntimeException("Need a directory, not file");
}
me.drillIt(root, me);
Here's a little part of the function called from above.
private void drillIt(File dir, Drill me) {
try {
String tmp01 = new String(dir.getName()); // empty string?
String tmp02 = new String(dir.getParent()); //null
} catch(Exception e) {
System.out.println("Someth
}
Was most suprised to find that the directory '/', has no
name. Trying to get its name get's u a null. Should this
work like this?
try {
File root = new File(directoryName);
if (!root.isDirectory() ||
root == null) {
throw new RuntimeException("Need a directory, not file");
}
me.drillIt(root, me);
Here's a little part of the function called from above.
private void drillIt(File dir, Drill me) {
try {
String tmp01 = new String(dir.getName()); // empty string?
String tmp02 = new String(dir.getParent()); //null
} catch(Exception e) {
System.out.println("Someth
}
Was most suprised to find that the directory '/', has no
name. Trying to get its name get's u a null. Should this
work like this?
ASKER
Well, I don't get a null, I get an empty string - so that is
a name of sorts. Parent nulls.
a name of sorts. Parent nulls.
As an example, this returns null
String root = new File("C:").getParent();
String root = new File("C:").getParent();
ASKER
And if I start with , say, /usr, the name of the dir
will be 'usr'. Same question. The name of root is /
and not empty string - in my estimation anyways.
Oh well. Thanks. And thanks for the read the API tip too.
will be 'usr'. Same question. The name of root is /
and not empty string - in my estimation anyways.
Oh well. Thanks. And thanks for the read the API tip too.
on what platform are You working? and what is your directory structure?
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ASKER
Oh, here's something. W2K
While File has no problem with / or \ as a path delimiter,
if you drill from the root with
java Drill /
you get no directory name. However, if you start with
java Drill \
you do get a directory name. I think this is strange.
While File has no problem with / or \ as a path delimiter,
if you drill from the root with
java Drill /
you get no directory name. However, if you start with
java Drill \
you do get a directory name. I think this is strange.
ASKER
No, it's not always removing it. Say, have you used this
File before?
File before?
ASKER
U R Right!
Well, and again I suggest You read the documentation of File, from the begining. If it won't help You, I doubt I will.
Returns the pathname string of this abstract pathname's parent, or null if this pathname does not name a parent directory. If the name sequence is empty then the pathname does not name a parent directory.
It means, if you are already in the root, and trying to get the root from the root itself, You'll get null identifying, the current directory is already THE root.