Check if file is in (sub)directory

Question

I would like to check whether an existing file is in a specific directory or a subdirectory of that.

I have two File objects.

File dir;
File file;
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Answer 1

public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
    File root = new File("c:\\test");
    String fileName = "a.txt";
    try {
        boolean recursive = true;

        Collection files = FileUtils.listFiles(root, null, recursive);

        for (Iterator iterator = files.iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
            File file = (File) iterator.next();
            if (file.getName().equals(fileName))
                System.out.println(file.getAbsolutePath());
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

}

Answer 2

How about comparing the paths?

    boolean areRelated = file.getAbsolutePath().contains(dir.getAbsolutePath());
    System.out.println(areRelated);

or

boolean areRelated = child.getAbsolutePath().startsWith(parent.getAbsolutePath())