Method getAbsolutePath

src/org/opensourcephysics/controls/XML.java:434–455

Gets the absolute path of the specified file. @param file the file @return the absolute path, with forward slashes

(File file)

	 * @return the absolute path, with forward slashes
	 */
	public static String getAbsolutePath(File file) {
		if (file == null) {
			return null;
		}
		String path = forwardSlash(file.getAbsolutePath());
		int n = path.indexOf("/../"); //$NON-NLS-1$
		while (n >= 0) {
			String pre = path.substring(0, n);
			int m = pre.lastIndexOf("/"); //$NON-NLS-1$
			if (m < 0)
				break;
			String post = path.substring(n + 3);
			path = pre.substring(0, m) + post;
			n = path.indexOf("/../"); //$NON-NLS-1$
		}
		n = path.indexOf("/./"); //$NON-NLS-1$
		while (n >= 0) {
			path = path.substring(0, n) + path.substring(n + 2);
			n = path.indexOf("/./"); //$NON-NLS-1$
		}
		return path;
	}

	/**
	 * Resolves the name of a file specified relative to a base path.