++ tailor filepaths to operating system

linux java windows file path


how to make it so that the same java program can handle file paths directories for both windows and linux
is there a java utility which will convert a string path to use the correct file
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1697303/is-there-a-java-utility-which-will-convert-a-string-path-to-use-the-correct-file

use
file.separator
or the Path class
String rootStorePath = Paths.get("c:/projects/mystuff/").toString();

If you are creating a new file, use file.separator
String new_directory_for_new_files = directory+File.separator+"new directory";


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Note that to use file separators in a regular expression that will work in any operating system use Pattern.quote(File.separator)
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/242792/escape-path-separator-in-a-regular-expression