AW: File.getName() vs. Path.getFileName()

[Alan Bateman]

Christian Schlichtherle wrote:
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> The Javadoc says:
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> @return a path representing the name of the file or directory, or
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> {@code null} if this path has zero elements
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> This is confusing. How can a path have zero elements? If its "", then 
> it has one element. Constructing it from null should be possible. So 
> this statement should probably simply read:
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> @return a path representing the name of the file or directory
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A Path that consists solely of a root component has zero name elements.

In your code fragment you created a Path from the empty string and this 
is specified to construct a Path representing the empty path. The empty 
path is specified to consist solely of one name element that is empty.

Does that help?

-Alan.
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