question: private boolean pathIsWindows ( String path ) { if ( path != null && path . length ( ) > 1 ) { return ( Character . isLetter ( path . charAt ( 0 ) ) && path . charAt ( 1 ) == ':' ) || ( path . startsWith ( "//" ) || path . startsWith ( "\\\\" ) ) ; } return false ; }
target:  Returns true if the path is on Windows. 