Get parent directory as a File object in Java

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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    File file = new File("C:/demo.txt");
    File fileParent = file.getParentFile();

    System.out.println("Parent directory: " + fileParent.getPath());
  }
}