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Java Examples - Parent Directory


Problem Description:
How to get the parent directory of a file?
Solution:
Following 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