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Paths
class Paths
This class consists exclusively of static methods that return a Path by converting a path string or URI.
Summary
| Public methods |
| static Path! |
Converts a path string, or a sequence of strings that when joined form a path string, to a Path.
|
| static Path! |
Converts the given URI to a Path object.
|
Public methods
get
static fun get(
first: String!,
vararg more: String!
): Path!
Converts a path string, or a sequence of strings that when joined form a path string, to a Path.
| Parameters |
first |
String!: the path string or initial part of the path string |
more |
String!: additional strings to be joined to form the path string |
| Return |
Path! |
the resulting Path |
| Exceptions |
java.nio.file.InvalidPathException |
if the path string cannot be converted to a Path |
get
static fun get(uri: URI!): Path!
Converts the given URI to a Path object.
| Parameters |
uri |
URI!: the URI to convert |
| Return |
Path! |
the resulting Path |
| Exceptions |
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException |
if preconditions on the uri parameter do not hold. The format of the URI is provider specific. |
java.nio.file.FileSystemNotFoundException |
The file system, identified by the URI, does not exist and cannot be created automatically, or the provider identified by the URI's scheme component is not installed |
java.lang.SecurityException |
if a security manager is installed and it denies an unspecified permission to access the file system |
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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