Create two files using any word – processing program or text editor. Write an application that determines whether the two files are located in the same folder. Save the files as SameFolder.java

Question

Can anyone please finish this I have a hard time doing it

PLEASE

package samefolder;

import java.util.*;

import java.text.*;

import java.io.*;

import java.io.File;

public class SameFolder {

private static Object f;

public static void main(String[] args)

{

final Formatter sup;

try

{

File file = new File("C:\\Users\\saint\\Desktop");

File f = new File("C:\\Users\\saint\\Desktop");

if(!file.exists() && !f.exists())

{

file.createNewFile();

f.createNewFile();

}

sup = new Formatter("FileStatistics.java");

System.out.println("File created ^-^!");

System.out.println("Folder created! ^-^");

}

catch (IOException e)

{

System.out.println("IO Exception");

System.out.println("File not created! ;^;");

System.out.println("Folder not created! -_-*");

}

}

}

The output should determine whether the two files are located in the same folder

Answer 1

You did not specify it had to be in java....

You STILL aren't comparing the pathnames!!!

It does not matter how the files were created. EVENTUALLY

you have to Compare the STRINGS that contain the pathnames

to the files.

The whole problem boils down to comparing these two strings..

Granted, if you're on another Unix/Linux system, the slashes

will face the other way, which is a MINOR change..

the LOGIC is still the same, AND I left you comments

Here's your code

//*****************************************************************//

class SameFolder

{

public int SameFolder( String pathname1, String pathname2)

{

int iReturn=-1;

int N1=pathname1.length();

int N2=pathname2.length();

if (N1==N2) //must be the same length

{

//points at end of the strings

int iCur1 = N1-1;

int iCur2 = N2-1;

//walks backwards until SLASH

char chChar1='?';

//change the slash direction to '/' if necessary

while (chChar1 != '\\') { chChar1 = pathname1.charAt(iCur1--); }

char chChar2='?';

while (chChar2 != '\\') { chChar2 = pathname2.charAt(iCur2--); }

String substr1 = pathname1.substring(0,iCur1);

String substr2 = pathname2.substring(0,iCur2);

return( substr1.compareTo(substr2));

}

return(iReturn);

}

public static void main( String args[])

{

//test by changing these path names: drive letter, folder names in path

String filename1 = "C:\\users\\yourusername\\desktop\\file1.dat";

String filename2 = "C:\\users\\yourusername\\desktop\\file2.dat";

SameFolder x = new SameFolder();

if (x.SameFolder(filename1,filename2)==0)

{

System.out.println("Same folder ");

}

else

{

System.out.println("Different folders");

}

}

}