[IO-498] FileUtils.directoryContains(File, File) returns wrong results when the file name contains unreadable characters

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.4
• Component/s: Utilities

Environment

linux

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Federico Bonelli
• Created: 12/Feb/16 13:11
• Updated: 20/Jun/22 18:48
• Resolved: 20/Jun/22 18:48

Description

When testing for FileUtils.directoryContains(File, File) on a file which is in fact contained in the given directory but has odd characters in the name, the method returns wrong results.

This file:

File name

bof@testcorso2015:~/tmp/test$ ls col* | xxd
0000000: 636f 6c74 e00a                           colt..

fails to be recognized as belonging to the current directory in this simple snippet of code:

Snippet

File[] files = new File(".").listFiles();
for(File f : files){
     System.out.println("contains " + f + " = " + FileUtils.directoryContains(new File("."), f));
}