Name: gsC80088 Date: 11/24/98


The documentation at api/java/io/File.html#getCanonicalPath() does
not explain the difference between getAbsolutePath() and getCanonicalPath()

It appears that, for example, a complying implementation of
getCanonicalPath() could simply call getAbsolutePath().

Presumably there is some useful reason for the inclusion of these
two different methods, it would be good to explain it a little better,
perhaps with a concrete example of a situation where the two may differ.
(Review ID: 43211)
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