io - Alternative to java.nio.file.Path in Java6 for OS File system Flexibility -

i backporting code java se6 , looking have os agnostic file retrieval code. have code on se7 works great.

this way using on java se7.

      protected properties getpropertiesfromfilesystempath(final string filename) throws ioexception {         if (filename != null) {           path p = filesystems.getdefault().getpath("");           final inputstream inputstream = new fileinputstream(p.resolve(filename).tofile());           return getproperties(inputstream);         } else {           throw new ioexception();         }       } 

with code can point file foo\bar\file.txt or foo/bar/file.txt , found.

is there alternative way easy using java.nio.file.path in java se6?

if receiving aways single file, using path concat function overkill.

you can use new fileinputstream(filename). work correctly on both / , \, if mix them up.

and important close input stream opened. in java7 can use autocloseable function:

try (inputstream = new fileinputstream(filename)) {     return getproperties(is); } 

in java6 need close yourself:

inputstream = new fileinputstream(filename); try {     return getproperties(is); } {     if (is != null) is.close(); }