About Question enthuware.ocpjp.v8.2.1609 :

[schchen2000]

p1.relativize("c:\\temp\\text2.txt");

This is wrong for two reasons -

1. relativize method does not take a String as an argument. It takes a Path object.

2. relativize method is meant to convert an absolute path into a relative path. But here, we want to convert a relative path to an absolute path. For example, p2 = p1.relativize(Paths.get("c:\\temp\\text2.txt")); will produce "..\text2.txt".

I agree that we use relativize method to generate a relative path. No disagreement here.

In the above quote, however, you said something confusing:

"But here, we want to convert a relative path to an absolute path."

Did you mean to say the following?

To tackle the problem in the question, we need to generate an absolute path as a result. We need to consume a relative path and use it with the given absolute path (p1) to generate such an absolute path.

Is that what you mean to say when you said "But here, we want to convert a relative path to an absolute path.".

Thanks.

Schmichael

[admin]

In the above quote, however, you said something confusing:

"But here, we want to convert a relative path to an absolute path."

Did you mean to say the following?

To tackle the problem in the question, we need to generate an absolute path as a result. We need to consume a relative path and use it with the given absolute path (p1) to generate such an absolute path.

Is that what you mean to say when you said "But here, we want to convert a relative path to an absolute path.".

Thanks.

Schmichael

Yes, we already have a relative path to text2.txt i.e. .\text2.txt since it is in the same directory as test1.txt. But we want its absolute path so that we can open it.

HTH,
Paul.

[schchen2000]

Thanks a lot, Paul.

[jme_chg]

I'm confused with the explanation for B.

It says we want the absolute path... why does it need to be absolute?

Surely it depends on where the current directory? e.g. if we're already in c:\, then new FileWriter("temp/text2.txt") will open ok.
Or do we want absolute because we assume we have no idea where the current directory is?

[admin]

Right, the problem statement gives no indication of the current directory.