public static boolean isAbsolute(File f){
  boolean absolute=false;
  try {
    absolute=f.isAbsolute();
  }
 catch (  SecurityException se) {
    if (Trace.pathResolver) {
      Trace.trace(se.getMessage());
    }
  }
  return absolute;
}

public static boolean isAbsolute ( File f ) { boolean absolute = false ; try { absolute = f . isAbsolute ( ) ; } catch ( SecurityException se ) { if ( Trace . pathResolver ) { Trace . trace ( se . getMessage ( ) ) ; } } return absolute ; }
returns whether the file is absolute if a security exception is thrown , always returns false
