How to use

toPortableString

method

in

org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath

  @Override
  public String apply(IPath path) {
    return path.toPortableString();
  }
});

  @Override
  public String apply(IPath linkedResource) {
    return linkedResource.toPortableString();
  }
});

public static String toPortableString(IPath path) {
  if (path == null) {
    return "";
  }
  return path.toPortableString();
}

public static String getWorkspaceInvisibleProjectName(IPath workspacePath) {
  String fileName = workspacePath.toFile().getName();
  String projectName = fileName + "_" + Integer.toHexString(workspacePath.toPortableString().hashCode());
  return projectName;
}

boolean areFixed(IResource[] res) {
  for (int i = 0; i < res.length; i++) {
    String fullPath = res[i].getFullPath().toPortableString();
    if (!fFixedResources.containsKey(fullPath))
      return false;
  }
  return true;
}

private void xmlWriteJarLocation(JarPackageData jarPackage, Document document, Element xmlJarDesc) throws DOMException {
  Element jar= document.createElement(JarPackagerUtil.JAR_EXTENSION);
  xmlJarDesc.appendChild(jar);
  jar.setAttribute("path", jarPackage.getJarLocation().toPortableString()); //$NON-NLS-1$
}

private void savePath(IPath path) throws IOException {
  if (path == null) {
    this.out.writeBoolean(true);
  } else {
    this.out.writeBoolean(false);
    saveString(path.toPortableString());
  }
}

private void xmlWriteJarLocation(JarPackageData jarPackage, Document document, Element xmlJarDesc) throws DOMException {
  Element jar= document.createElement(JarPackagerUtil.JAR_EXTENSION);
  xmlJarDesc.appendChild(jar);
  jar.setAttribute("path", jarPackage.getJarLocation().toPortableString()); //$NON-NLS-1$
}

private void savePath(IPath path) throws IOException {
  if (path == null) {
    this.out.writeBoolean(true);
  } else {
    this.out.writeBoolean(false);
    saveString(path.toPortableString());
  }
}

  private String relativePath(IPath path) {
    return path.removeFirstSegments(1).toPortableString();
  }
}

static private IPath convertToProperCase(IPath path) {
  if (Platform.getOS().equals(Platform.OS_WIN32))
    return Path.fromPortableString(path.toPortableString().toLowerCase());
  return path;
}

static private IPath convertToProperCase(IPath path) {
  if (Platform.getOS().equals(Platform.OS_WIN32))
    return Path.fromPortableString(path.toPortableString().toLowerCase());
  return path;
}

private String makeAbsolute(String input, ILaunchConfiguration configuration)
    throws CoreException {
 IResource member = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().findMember(input);
 if (member != null) {
  return member.getLocation().toPortableString();
 }
 return input;
}

  public void setLinkLocation(IPath location, int updateFlags, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException {
    if (location.isAbsolute()) {
      setLinkLocation(URIUtil.toURI(location.toPortableString()), updateFlags, monitor);
    } else {
      try {
        setLinkLocation(new URI(null, null, location.toPortableString(), null), updateFlags, monitor);
      } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
        setLinkLocation(URIUtil.toURI(location.toPortableString()), updateFlags, monitor);
      }
    }
  }
}

private static String encodePath(IPath path) {
  if (path == null) {
    return "#"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  } else if (path.isEmpty()) {
    return "&"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  } else {
    return encode(path.toPortableString());
  }
}

@Override
public StandardSREInstall clone() {
  final StandardSREInstall clone = (StandardSREInstall) super.clone();
  clone.jarFile = this.jarFile == null ? null : Path.fromPortableString(clone.jarFile.toPortableString());
  return clone;
}

private static String encodePath(IPath path) {
  if (path == null) {
    return "#"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  } else if (path.isEmpty()) {
    return "&"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  } else {
    return encode(path.toPortableString());
  }
}

private static String encodePath(IPath path) {
  if (path == null) {
    return "#"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  } else if (path.isEmpty()) {
    return "&"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  } else {
    return encode(path.toPortableString());
  }
}

URI toURI(IPath path) {
  if (path.isAbsolute())
    return org.eclipse.core.filesystem.URIUtil.toURI(path);
  try {
    return new URI(null, null, path.toPortableString(), null);
  } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
    return org.eclipse.core.filesystem.URIUtil.toURI(path);
  }
}

@Override
public IClasspathAttribute performEdit(Shell shell, ClasspathAttributeAccess attribute) {
  String initialLocation= attribute.getClasspathAttribute().getValue();
  IPath locationPath= initialLocation == null ? null : new Path(initialLocation);
  IPath newPath= BuildPathDialogAccess.configureExternalAnnotationsAttachment(shell, locationPath);
  if(null == newPath)	// Was the dialog cancelled?
    return null;
  return JavaCore.newClasspathAttribute(IClasspathAttribute.EXTERNAL_ANNOTATION_PATH, newPath.segmentCount() == 0 ? null : newPath.toPortableString());
}