Document #113

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## v3.0.0
 
+* [PR #113](https://github.com/pathikrit/better-files/pull/113): File anchor util
 * [Issue #105](https://github.com/pathikrit/better-files/issues/105): Remove dependency on scala.io
 * [File.usingTemp](https://github.com/pathikrit/better-files/commit/d3522e8da63b55c7d3fa14cc9b0b76acd57c60ca)
 * [Optional symbolic operations](https://github.com/pathikrit/better-files/issues/102)

core/src/main/scala/better/files/File.scala

@@ -894,17 +894,14 @@ object File {
   /**
    * Get File to path with help of reference anchor.
    *
-   * Anchor is used as a reference in case that path
-   * is not absolute. Anchor could be path to directory or
-   * path to file. If anchor is file, then file's parent dir
-   * is used as an anchor.
+   * Anchor is used as a reference in case that path is not absolute.
+   * Anchor could be path to directory or path to file.
+   * If anchor is file, then file's parent dir is used as an anchor.
    *
-   * If anchor itself is relative, then anchor is used together
-   * with current working directory.
+   * If anchor itself is relative, then anchor is used together with current working directory.
    *
-   * NOTE: If anchor is non-existing path on filesystem,
-   * then it's always treated as file, e.g. it's last component
-   * is removed when it is used as an anchor.
+   * NOTE: If anchor is non-existing path on filesystem, then it's always treated as file,
+   * e.g. it's last component is removed when it is used as an anchor.
    *
    * @param anchor path to be used as anchor
    * @param path as string
@@ -915,12 +912,10 @@ object File {
     val p = Paths.get(path, fragments: _*)
     if (p.isAbsolute) {
       p
+    } else if (anchor.isDirectory) {
+      anchor / p.toString
     } else {
-      if (anchor.isDirectory) {
-        anchor / p.toString
-      } else {
-        anchor.parent / p.toString
-      }
+      anchor.parent / p.toString
     }
   }