Java NIO file path issue

Question

I used the following code to get the path

Path errorFilePath = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath(errorFile);

When I try to move a file using the File NIO, I get the error below:

java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char <:> at index 2: C:Samplesample.txt

I also tried using URL.encode(errorFile) which results in the same error.

Answer 1

You need to convert the found resource to URI. It works on all platforms and protects you from possible errors with paths. You must not worry about how full path looks like, whether it starts with '' or other symbols. If you think about such details - you do something wrong.

ClassLoader classloader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
String platformIndependentPath = Paths.get(classloader.getResource(errorFile).toURI()).toString();