/*
Compare two file paths
This Java example shows how to compare two file paths using compareTo method
of Java File class.
*/
import java.io.*;
public class CompareTwoFilePaths {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//create first file object
File file1 = new File("C://FileIO//demo1.txt");
//create second file object
File file2 = new File("C://FileIO//demo1.txt");
/*
* To compare file paths use,
* int compareTo(File file) method of Java File class.
*
* This method returns 0 of both paths are same, integer less than 0 if
* file path is less than that of argument, and positive integer if the
* file path is grater than that of argument.
*/
if(file1.compareTo(file2) == 0)
{
System.out.println("Both paths are same!");
}
else
{
System.out.println("Paths are not same!");
}
}
}
