import java.io.File; public class Files { private static void expect(boolean v) { if (! v) throw new RuntimeException(); } private static void isAbsoluteTest(boolean absolutePath) { File file = new File("test.txt"); if (absolutePath) { file = file.getAbsoluteFile(); } boolean isAbsolute = file.isAbsolute(); if (absolutePath) { expect(isAbsolute); } else { expect(!isAbsolute); } } public static void main(String[] args) { isAbsoluteTest(true); isAbsoluteTest(false); } }