Regular expression for file path

[ravian]

I need file path to be in the following form:
C:\dir\filename.exe

I am unable to define the correct RE. I face problem with slashes. I would appreciate if someone can give the correct pattern.

[roots]

Slash is represented by \\ instead of single slash,
c:\\dir\\filename.exe

Is this you are talking about ?

[CaptainMorgan]

I need the file path to be in the following form

This sounds like validation to me... try this:

([a-zA-Z]:(\\w+)*\\[a-zA-Z0_9]+)?.exe

Does this work?

[tim]

Hello ravian

Not all file systems use the slash for describing directories. It is best to use the File.separator static member instead of the slash. :D