Get the name of the parent directory of the file or directory represented in Java
Description
The following code shows how to get the name of the parent directory of the file or directory represented.
Example
/*from w w w . j a v a2 s.c om*/
import java.io.File;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] a) {
File myFile = new File("C:" + File.separator + "jdk1.5.0" + File.separator, "File.java");
System.out.println(myFile.getParent());
System.out.println(myFile);
}
}
The code above generates the following result.