To eliminate redundant elements from a Path we can use the Path.normalize() method. For example in the following code snippet. When try accessing the README file in the current directory the . symbol in the Path elements considered to be redundant, we don’t need it. That’s why we normalize the Path.

package org.kodejava.example.io;

import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class PathNormalize {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // The following Path contains a redundant element. The "." which 
        // basically point to the current directory can simply removed when 
        // we are working on the current directory.
        Path path = Paths.get("./README");
        System.out.println("Path = " + path);

        // Removes redundant name elements from the path.
        path = path.normalize();
        System.out.println("Path = " + path);
    }
}

• About
• Latest Posts

Wayan Saryada

Founder at Kode Java Org

I am a programmer, a runner, a recreational diver, currently live in the island of Bali, Indonesia. Mostly programming in Java, Spring Framework, Hibernate / JPA. You can support my works by donating here. Thank you 🥳

Latest posts by Wayan Saryada (see all)

• How to add a read-only MySQL user? - January 17, 2019
• How do I define access modifiers in Lombok’s @Getter and @Setter annotations? - December 21, 2018
• How do I generate getters and setters with Lombok? - December 21, 2018