jQuery.mobile.path.makePathAbsolute( relPath, absPath )Returns: Boolean
Description: Utility method for converting a relative file or directory path into an absolute path.
Given a path that is relative to another absolute path, this utility will convert the relative path to an absolute path based on the given absolute path.
Example:
Various uses of jQuery.mobile.path.makePathAbsolute
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>jQuery.mobile.path.makePathAbsolute demo</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.css">
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.min.js"></script>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.js"></script>
<style>
#myResult{
border: 1px solid;
border-color: #108040;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div role="main" class="ui-content">
<input type="button" value="file.html relative to /a/b/c/bar.html" class="myButton" data-inline="true">
<input type="button" value="../../file.html relative to /a/b/c/bar.html" class="myButton" data-inline="true">
<div id="myResult">The result will be displayed here</div>
</div>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$( ".myButton" ).on( "click", function() {
var arguments = $( this ).attr( "value" ).split( " relative to " ),
absolutePath = $.mobile.path.makePathAbsolute( arguments[ 0 ], arguments[ 1 ] );
$( "#myResult" ).text( absolutePath );
})
});
</script>
</body>
</html>