/** Count the number of standard separators in aPath. */
private int numSeparatorsIn(String aPath) {
char standardSeparator = STANDARD_SEPARATOR.charAt(0);
int result = 0;
StringCharacterIterator iterator = new StringCharacterIterator(aPath);
char character = iterator.current();
while (character != CharacterIterator.DONE) {
if (character == standardSeparator) {
result++;
}
character = iterator.next();