Re: A "current directory" concept for Java...

Andreas Leitgeb schrieb:


if you use a static variable to hold the current
directory, it will be seen class loader wide.

Means for a standalone application you will
have one current directory, and for web applications
it could happen that each web context has its own
current directory.

public class State {
     private static String curdir;

     public void chDir(String str) {
         curdir = new FIle(curdir,str).getCanonicalPath();
     }

}

The getCanonicalPath() method will usually resolve
.../ and ./ parts in the str together with curdir.
But I am not sure how binding the Java contract is.
I find in the comment only saying "typical":

   "A canonical pathname is both absolute and unique.
    The precise definition of canonical form is system-
    dependent. This method first converts this pathname
    to absolute form if necessary, as if by invoking the
    {@link #getAbsolutePath} method, and then maps it to
    its unique form in a system-dependent way. This
    typically involves removing redundant names such as
    <tt>"."</tt> and <tt>".."</tt> from the pathname,
    resolving symbolic links (on UNIX platforms), and
    converting drive letters to a standard case (on
    Microsoft Windows platforms)."

Bye