Exception in thread “main” java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char <:> at index 2:

Question

I have to copy classpath resource from one package to another.

My program is:

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, URISynta         


        

Answer 1

I had the same issue and got the exception, noticed there was a space in the filename, so I had to trim it. After that, the issue is resolved.

Path filePath = Paths.get(dirPathStr, newFileName.trim());