How to get the parent directory of a file?
SolutionFollowing example shows how to get the parent directory of a file by the use of file.getParent() method of File class.
import java.io.File; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { File file = new File("C:/File/demo.txt"); String strParentDirectory = file.getParent(); System.out.println("Parent directory is : " + strParentDirectory); } }Result
The above code sample will produce the following result.
Parent directory is : File
The following is an another example to get the parent directory of a file
import java.io.File; import java.util.Scanner; public class CheckParentDirectory { public static void main(String args[]) { Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("Enter the file path"); String filePath = scanner.next(); File fileToTest = new File(filePath); if (!fileToTest.isDirectory()) { System.out.println("This is File"); System.out.println("Parent Folder of this file is :" + fileToTest.getParent()); } else { System.out.println("This is Directory"); System.out.println( "Parent Folder of this directory is :" + fileToTest.getParent()); } } }
The above code sample will produce the following result.
Enter the file path C:\Apache24\htdocs\javaexamples\dir_modification.htm This is File Parent Folder of this file is :C:\Apache24\htdocs\javaexamples
java_directories.htm
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