Java Parent Path Get getParentPath()

Description

get the parent directory of the current directory

License

Apache License

Return

parent directory of the current directory

Declaration

public static String getParentPath() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*  /*  w ww .  ja v a 2s  .  c om*/
 * Copyright 2008-2010 the original author or authors 
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * get the parent directory of the current directory
     * 
     * @return parent directory of the current directory
     */
    public static String getParentPath() {
        try {
            return new File("..").getCanonicalPath();
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(ioe);
        }
    }
}

Related

1. getParentPath(File file, boolean wrap, boolean escape)
2. getParentPath(String absolutePath)
3. getParentPath(String filePath)
4. getParentPath(String fullpath)