Create a Path from String in Java7

Question

How can I create a java.nio.file.Path object from a String object in Java 7?

I.e.

String textPath = "c:/dir1/dir2/dir3"; Path path = ?; 

where ? is the missing code that uses textPath.

Answer 1

You can just use the Paths class:

Path path = Paths.get(textPath); 

... assuming you want to use the default file system, of course.

Answer 2

From the javadocs..http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/pathOps.html

Path p1 = Paths.get("/tmp/foo");  

is the same as

Path p4 = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("/tmp/foo");  Path p3 = Paths.get(URI.create("file:///Users/joe/FileTest.java"));  Path p5 = Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home"),"logs", "foo.log");  

In Windows, creates file C:\joe\logs\foo.log (assuming user home as C:\joe)
In Unix, creates file /u/joe/logs/foo.log (assuming user home as /u/joe)