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relativeTo

JVM
1.0
fun File . relativeTo ( base : File ) : File
(source)

Calculates the relative path for this file from base file. Note that the base file is treated as a directory. If this file matches the base file, then a File with empty path will be returned.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException - if this and base paths have different roots.

Return File with relative path from base to this.

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