How to retrieve forbidden characters for filenames, in Java?

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Published on 2010-03-23T09:32:01Z Indexed on 2010/03/23 9:33 UTC
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There are some restricted characters (and even full filenames, in Windows), for file and directory names. This other question covers them already.

Is there a way, in Java, to retrieve this list of forbidden characters, which would be depending on the system (a bit like retrieving the line breaker chars)? Or can I only put the list myself, checking for the system?

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