fixSlashes in java.io.File.java

When I developed an Android App, I went to read the source code of java.io.File.java in Android Source Code. I suddenly found the algorithm of  fix slashes was so interesting. So I write down the algorithm in this blog to remark the interesting algorithm. Here is the code: 

    /**
     * Removes duplicate adjacent slashes and any trailing slash.
     */
    private static String fixSlashes(String origPath) {
        // Remove duplicate adjacent slashes.
        boolean lastWasSlash = false;
        char[] newPath = origPath.toCharArray();
        int length = newPath.length;
        int newLength = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
            char ch = newPath[i];
            if (ch == '/') {
                if (!lastWasSlash) {
                    newPath[newLength++] = separatorChar;
                    lastWasSlash = true;
                }
            } else {
                newPath[newLength++] = ch;
                lastWasSlash = false;
            }
        }
        // Remove any trailing slash (unless this is the root of the file system).
        if (lastWasSlash && newLength > 1) {
            newLength--;
        }
        // Reuse the original string if possible.
        return (newLength != length) ? new String(newPath, 0, newLength) : origPath;
    }