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Bug ID:
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6717791
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Votes
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0
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Synopsis
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File static factory to consistently/correctly handle absolute or drive-relative paths
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Category
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java:classes_io
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Reported Against
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Release Fixed
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State
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11-Closed, duplicate of 4313887,
request for enhancement
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Priority:
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5-Very Low
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Related Bugs
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Submit Date
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23-JUN-2008
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Description
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
Bugs such as 4418831 and 4242635 show that java.io.File(File, String) and (String, String) don't behave consistently with expectation when the second argument is an absolute or drive-relative (in Windows) path. A new method should therefore be created that deals with these situations in a consistent way and avoids the need for developer's to jump through hoops in order to get simple path joining capabilities (viz-a-viz Python's os.path.join(.) function).
Or you could just fix the dodgy constructors...
JUSTIFICATION :
To make Java better. Less hair loss over inane behaviour is always a customer thing.
Posted Date : 2008-06-23 11:09:27.0
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Work Around
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N/A
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Evaluation
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The new file system API (being defined by JSR-203) defines resolve and relativize methods. On Windows it understands each of the 5 different path types and how to combine them.
Posted Date : 2008-06-23 20:41:14.0
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Comments
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PLEASE NOTE: JDK6 is formerly known as Project Mustang
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