net.sf.ant4eclipse.lang
Class Utilities

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.ant4eclipse.lang.Utilities

public class Utilities
extends java.lang.Object

Collection of utility functions that aren't specific to A4E.

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	calcRelative(java.io.File fromfile, java.io.File tofile) Calculates a relative path for the supplied files.
static boolean	delete(java.io.File file) Returns true if the supplied path could be deleted completely.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

delete

public static final boolean delete(java.io.File file)

Returns true if the supplied path could be deleted completely. In case of a directory the complete tree will be deleted.

Parameters:

file - The path which shall be removed.

Returns:

true <=> The path could be deleted with success.

calcRelative

public static final java.lang.String calcRelative(java.io.File fromfile,
                                                  java.io.File tofile)

Calculates a relative path for the supplied files.

Parameters:

fromfile - Starting point within a filesystem.

tofile - Ending point within a filesystem.

Returns:

The file which indicates the relative path. null in case the relative path could not be calculated.