Package org.gradle.util

## Class Path

- java.lang.Object
- - org.gradle.util.Path

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `java.lang.Comparable<Path>`

      public class Path
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements java.lang.Comparable<Path>

  Represents a path in Gradle.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static Path` | `ROOT` |
    `static java.lang.String` | `SEPARATOR` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `java.lang.String` | `absolutePath​(java.lang.String path)` | Resolves the given name relative to this path.
    `Path` | `absolutePath​(Path path)` |
    `Path` | `append​(Path path)` | Appends the supplied path to this path, returning the new path.
    `Path` | `child​(java.lang.String name)` | Creates a child of this path with the given name.
    `int` | `compareTo​(Path other)` |
    `boolean` | `equals​(java.lang.Object o)` |
    `java.lang.String` | `getName()` | Returns the base name of this path, or null if this path is the root path.
    `Path` | `getParent()` | Returns the parent of this path, or null if this path has no parent.
    `java.lang.String` | `getPath()` |
    `int` | `hashCode()` |
    `boolean` | `isAbsolute()` |
    `static Path` | `path​(java.lang.String path)` |
    `java.lang.String` | `relativePath​(java.lang.String path)` | Calculates a path relative to this path.
    `Path` | `relativePath​(Path path)` |
    `Path` | `removeFirstSegments​(int n)` |
    `java.lang.String` | `segment​(int index)` |
    `int` | `segmentCount()` |
    `java.util.List<java.lang.String>` | `segments()` | returns an immutable list of the segments of this path
    `Path` | `takeFirstSegments​(int n)` | Returns a `Path` containing only the first `n` segments of this `Path`.
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()` |
    `static void` | `validatePath​(java.lang.String path)` | throws if no path is specified

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### ROOT

          public static final Path ROOT

    - #### SEPARATOR

          public static final java.lang.String SEPARATOR

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### path

          public static Path path​(@Nullable
                                  java.lang.String path)

    - #### validatePath

          @Incubating
          public static void validatePath​(@Nullable
                                          java.lang.String path)

      throws if no path is specified
      Since:
        8.5

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### append

          public Path append​(Path path)

      Appends the supplied path to this path, returning the new path. The resulting path with be absolute or relative based on the path being appended _to_. It makes no difference if the _appended_ path is absolute or relative.

           path(':a:b').append(path(':c:d')) == path(':a:b:c:d')
           path(':a:b').append(path('c:d')) == path(':a:b:c:d')
           path('a:b').append(path(':c:d')) == path('a:b:c:d')
           path('a:b').append(path('c:d')) == path('a:b:c:d')

    - #### getPath

          public java.lang.String getPath()

    - #### segments

          @Incubating
          public java.util.List<java.lang.String> segments()

      returns an immutable list of the segments of this path
      Since:
        8.5

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals​(@Nullable
                                java.lang.Object o)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### compareTo

          public int compareTo​(Path other)

      Specified by:
        `compareTo` in interface `java.lang.Comparable<Path>`

    - #### getParent

          @Nullable
          public Path getParent()

      Returns the parent of this path, or null if this path has no parent.
      Returns:
        The parent of this path.

    - #### getName

          @Nullable
          public java.lang.String getName()

      Returns the base name of this path, or null if this path is the root path.
      Returns:
        The base name,

    - #### child

          public Path child​(java.lang.String name)

      Creates a child of this path with the given name.

    - #### absolutePath

          public java.lang.String absolutePath​(java.lang.String path)

      Resolves the given name relative to this path. If an absolute path is provided, it is returned.

    - #### absolutePath

          public Path absolutePath​(Path path)

    - #### isAbsolute

          public boolean isAbsolute()

    - #### relativePath

          public java.lang.String relativePath​(java.lang.String path)

      Calculates a path relative to this path. If the given path is not a child of this path, it is returned unmodified.

    - #### relativePath

          public Path relativePath​(Path path)

    - #### segmentCount

          public int segmentCount()

    - #### removeFirstSegments

          public Path removeFirstSegments​(int n)

    - #### segment

          public java.lang.String segment​(int index)

    - #### takeFirstSegments

          @Incubating
          public Path takeFirstSegments​(int n)

      Returns a `Path` containing only the first `n` segments of this `Path`. The returned `Path` will be absolute if this `Path` is absolute.
      Parameters:
        `n` - number of segments to take from this Path, must be greater than or equal to 1
      Since:
        8.4