Java. Where is the getCanonicalFile method in the new IO???

Question

Java

In the old method, you could get the full ( absolute ) path of the current directory:

new File(".").getCanonicalPath();                   // абсолютный путь

// если есть переменная типа File то:
file.getCanonicalPath();

Can you do it like this

new File(".").getCanonicalFile().toPath()();       // абсолютный путь

// если верху где-то переменная типа Path то:
path.toFile().getCanonicalPath()

But calling extra methods is not the point... (because of toFile a new instance is created) Is there really no canonical path
in the new API ?

Answer 1

The official doc says to use Path.toRealPath or Path.normalize instead of File.getCanonicalPath or File.getCanonicalFile