Joining paths in Java

Question

In Python I can join two paths with os.path.join:

os.path.join(\"foo\", \"bar\") # => \"foo/bar\"

I\'m trying to

Answer 1

The most basic way is:

Path filepath = Paths.get("foo", "bar");

You should never write Paths.get(""). I'm surprised that works at all. If you want to refer to the current directory explicitly, use Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.dir")). If you want the user's home directory, use Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home")).

You can also combine the approaches:

Path filepath = Paths.get(
    System.getProperty("user.home"), "data", "foo.txt");