FileUtil: added sameFile(File,File) for #4848

eclipse-archived · May 6, 2014 · d3a9803 · d3a9803
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diff --git a/common/src/com/redhat/ceylon/common/FileUtil.java b/common/src/com/redhat/ceylon/common/FileUtil.java
@@ -311,4 +311,18 @@ public static String relativeFile(Iterable<? extends File> paths, String file){
         return path;
     }
 
+    public static boolean sameFile(File a, File b) {
+        if(a == null)
+            return b == null;
+        if(b == null)
+            return false;
+        try {
+            String aPath = a.getCanonicalPath();
+            String bPath = b.getCanonicalPath();
+            return aPath.equals(bPath);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            return a.equals(b);
+        }
+    }
+
 }