// AbsoluteFile.java - A utility class for creating absolute File objects.
//
// Copyright (C) 1999-2002  Smart Software Consulting
//
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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//
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//

package com.smartsc.util;

import java.io.File;

public class AbsoluteFile
{
	// No instances
    private AbsoluteFile() {}

	public static File create( String filename)
	{
		File f = new File( filename);

		if( !f.isAbsolute())
		{
			f = new File( System.getProperty( "user.dir"), f.getPath());
		}

		return f;
	}
}