[nio-path] Is there a connection between "C:\" and "C:"?

[Alan Bateman]

On 22/12/2014 14:23, Weijun Wang wrote:
> These 2 are all root paths, but is there any API that shows a 
> connection between them?
>
> I don't want to consult the actual file system (i.e. calling 
> toRealPath() or toAbsolutePath()).
I think more context is needed to understand what you mean by "shows a 
connection". Clearly you can use toRealPath and check if they are equal, 
or you could use Files.getFileStore and check if both paths are to 
directories on the same FileStore. However in both cases you will need 
to access the file system.

-Alan