[news.eclipse.tools] Re: [JDT] IClassPathEntry to File System Absolute P

["Scott Anderson" <easie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jerome,

That looks like exactly what I wanted.  Thanks again for the prompt
response.

--Scott


"Jerome Lanneluc" <jerome_lanneluc@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3D80545A.23677A12@xxxxxxxxxx
> Scott,
>
> The following should do what you expect:
>
> IFile jarFile =
>
ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getFile(classpathEntry.getPath());
> return jarFile.getLocation().toOSString();
>
> HTH,
> Jerome
>
> Scott Anderson wrote:
> >
> > From a plugin I'm trying to retrieve all of a project's classpath
entries
> > and convert them to an absolute file system paths.  The problem I'm
running
> > into is with classpath entries that were added using Properties->Java
Build
> > Path->Add Jars... which adds a jar that is already contained within a
> > workspace project to the path.  These particular entries are recorded
with a
> > path that looks like /ProjectName/jarname.jar and I can't figure out how
to
> > create the full file system path of the form
> > <device>/<PathToWorkspace>/ProjectName/jarname.jar.
> >
> > The two pieces of code I've tried have been the following:
> > classpathEntry.getPath().makeAbsolute().toOSString();
> > and
> >
JavaCore.getResolvedClasspathEntry(classpathEntry).getPath().makeAbsolute().
> > toOSString();
> >
> > Yet neither will add the device and workspace path prefixes to the path.
Is
> > there a simple technique I'm missing?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Scott