Path relativize() method in Java with Examples

The relativize(Path other) method of java.nio.file.Path used to create a relative path between this path and a given path as a parameter.
Relativization is the inverse of resolution. This method creates a relative path that when resolved against this path object, yields a path that helps us to locate the same file as the given path.

For example, if this path is “/dir1/dir2” and the given path as a parameter is “/dir1/dir2/dir3/file1” then this method will construct a relative path “dir3/file1”. Where this path and the given path do not have a root component, then a relative path can be constructed.

If anyone of the paths has a root component then the relative path cannot be constructed. When both paths have a root component then it is implementation-dependent if a relative path can be constructed. If this path and the given path are equal then an empty path is returned.



Syntax:

Path relativize(Path other)

Parameters: This method accepts a one parameter other which is the the path to relativize against this path.

Return value: This method returns the resulting relative path, or an empty path if both paths are equal.

Exception: This method throws IllegalArgumentException if other is not a Path that can be relativized against this path.

Below programs illustrate relativize() method:
Program 1:

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// Java program to demonstrate
// java.nio.file.Path.relativize() method
  
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
  
        // create objects of Path
        Path path
            = Paths.get("D:\\eclipse\\p2"
                        + "\\org\\eclipse");
        Path passedPath
            = Paths.get("D:\\eclipse\\p2"
                        + "\\org\\eclipse\\equinox\\p2\\core"
                        + "\\cache\\binary");
  
        // print paths
        System.out.println("This Path:"
                           + path);
        System.out.println("Given Path:"
                           + passedPath);
  
        // call relativize() to create
        // a relative path
        Path relativize
            = path.relativize(passedPath);
  
        // print result
        System.out.println("Relative Path: "
                           + relativize);
    }
}

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// Java program to demonstrate 


// java.nio.file.Path.relativize() method 


  


import java.nio.file.Path; 


import java.nio.file.Paths; 


public class GFG { 


    public static void main(String[] args) 


    { 


  


        // create objects of Path 


        Path path 


            = Paths.get("\\nEclipseWork"); 


        Path passedPath 


            = Paths.get("\\nEclipseWork\\GFG"


                        + "\\bin\\defaultpackage"); 


  


        // print paths 


        System.out.println("This Path:"


                           + path); 


        System.out.println("Given Path:"


                           + passedPath); 


  


        // call relativize() 


        // to create a relative path 


        Path relativize 


            = path.relativize(passedPath); 


  


        // print result 


        System.out.println("Relative Path: "


                           + relativize); 


    } 


} 



















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References: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/nio/file/Path.html#relativize(java.nio.file.Path)



          
          
          
          

            

    

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