java.net.URL.getBasePath() --> time to have it?

[Bruno Borges]

Hey folks,

To be able to get the basePath of a URL, so we can load other stuff 
somewhere else, defined as  a relative path, it is common to see people 
coding stuff like this:

https://gist.github.com/4355670

I don't know if there's something in the Java API that offers this, but 
it would be a great increment to the java.net.URL class (and perhaps 
java.net.URI as well), to offer this out of the box.

Thoughts?

PS: apparently, I sent this message during holidays, that's why nobody 
replied? --> 
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/net-dev/2012-December/005374.html

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Bruno Borges
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