code: @Trivial
      public static boolean pathIsAbsolute(String normalizedPath) {
          // Absolute path with leading /
          if (normalizedPath.length() > 0 && normalizedPath.charAt(0) == '/')
              return true;
  
          // Absolute path with symbolic
          if (isSymbol(normalizedPath))
              return true;
  
          if (normalizedPath.contains(":")) {
              // Absolute windows path with leading c:/
              if (normalizedPath.length() > 3 && normalizedPath.charAt(1) == ':' && normalizedPath.charAt(2) == '/')
                  return true;
  
              // Absolute path with scheme, e.g. file://whatever
              Matcher m = ABSOLUTE_URI.matcher(normalizedPath);
              if (m.matches())
                  return true;
          }
  
          return false;
      }
docs: Test if a path is absolute.<p>
  Returns true if the path is an absolute one.<br>
  Eg. c:/wibble/fish, /wibble/fish, ${wibble}/fish
  
  @param normalizedPath
  @return true if absolute, false otherwise.