Path

The GenericDatabase\Helpers\Path class provides two static methods for working with file paths: toAbsolute and isAbsolute. The toAbsolute method converts a relative path to an absolute path, while the isAbsolute method checks if a given path is absolute or not.

Example Usage:

// Convert a relative path to an absolute path
$relativePath = 'path/to/file.txt';
$absolutePath = Path::toAbsolute($relativePath);
echo $absolutePath;

Output: /full/path/to/file.txt

// Check if a path is absolute
$path = '/full/path/to/file.txt';
$isAbsolute = Path::isAbsolute($path);
echo $isAbsolute ? 'Absolute path' : 'Relative path';

Output: Absolute path

Main functionalities:

• The toAbsolute method converts a relative path to an absolute path by replacing the directory separator with a forward slash ('/') and removing any occurrences of '.' (current directory).
• The isAbsolute method checks if a path is absolute by using regular expressions to match the path against a pattern that includes optional wrappers (e.g., 'http://') and a root (e.g., 'C:/') followed by the path itself.

Methods:

• toAbsolute(string $path): string: Converts a relative path to an absolute path.
• isAbsolute(string $path): bool: Checks if a path is absolute.