如何以编程方式区分Unix和Windows目录

Question

In a java method i am loading a path name into a string variable, not knowing whether it is a Unix or a Windows path name.

How can i programmatically check whether it is a Unix or a Windows path?

   if path.contains(":") execute a Windows-related function
   else execute a Unix-related function

won't work, because Unix path names can contain a ":" as far as i know. Same with "/" for Unix , because Windows path names can contain a "/" . So how could i do this best?

EDIT: I am loading directory names for remote machines, so i doubt i can use Use System.getProperty("os.name").

i was thinking about using Regex, but since i have no idea about regex in Java i have not considered that yet.

Answer 1

IMHO, using path names to determine OS platform is not the best idea.

Use System.getProperty("os.name")

and have a look here: How do I programmatically determine operating system in Java?