# HG changeset patch # User alanb # Date 1307182713 -3600 # Node ID 53d759eb580cf0f9ed6e350df16e79e0d741a5de # Parent 39de8937c1d854cd625466afd1383a0913aacd3a 7050358: (fs spec) Path.toUri doesn't allow custom providers to use opaque URIs Reviewed-by: sherman diff -r 39de8937c1d8 -r 53d759eb580c src/share/classes/java/nio/file/Path.java --- a/src/share/classes/java/nio/file/Path.java Thu Jun 02 13:38:28 2011 -0700 +++ b/src/share/classes/java/nio/file/Path.java Sat Jun 04 11:18:33 2011 +0100 @@ -460,15 +460,13 @@ /** * Returns a URI to represent this path. * - *

This method constructs a hierarchical {@link URI} that is absolute - * with a non-empty path component. Its {@link URI#getScheme() scheme} is - * equal to the URI scheme that identifies the provider. The exact form of - * the other URI components is highly provider dependent. In particular, it - * is implementation dependent if its query, fragment, and authority - * components are defined or undefined. + *

This method constructs an absolute {@link URI} with a {@link + * URI#getScheme() scheme} equal to the URI scheme that identifies the + * provider. The exact form of the scheme specific part is highly provider + * dependent. * - *

For the default provider the {@link URI#getPath() path} component - * will represent the {@link #toAbsolutePath absolute} path; the query, + *

In the case of the default provider, the URI is hierarchical with + * a {@link URI#getPath() path} component that is absolute. The query and * fragment components are undefined. Whether the authority component is * defined or not is implementation dependent. There is no guarantee that * the {@code URI} may be used to construct a {@link java.io.File java.io.File}. @@ -497,7 +495,7 @@ * A format for compound URIs is not defined in this release; such a scheme * may be added in a future release. * - * @return an absolute, hierarchical URI with a non-empty path component + * @return the URI representing this path * * @throws java.io.IOError * if an I/O error occurs obtaining the absolute path, or where a