Java Parent Path Get getParentPath(String filePath)

Description

Returns only the parent directory path of the given file path, e.g.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
filePath	a parameter

Return

The parent path of the filePath

Declaration

static public String getParentPath(String filePath) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from   www  .  j av a 2s . c om
 * Sapelli data collection platform: http://sapelli.org
 * 
 * Copyright 2012-2016 University College London - ExCiteS group
 * 
 * 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;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns only the parent directory path of the given file path,
     * e.g. for "/my/path/myfile.raw" : "/my/path/"
     * 
     * @param filePath
     * @return The parent path of the filePath
     */
    static public String getParentPath(String filePath) {
        return filePath.substring(0, filePath.lastIndexOf(File.separatorChar) + 1);
    }
}

Related

1. getParentPath()
2. getParentPath(File file, boolean wrap, boolean escape)
3. getParentPath(String absolutePath)
4. getParentPath(String fullpath)
5. getParentPath(String path)
6. getParentPath(String path)
7. getParentPathAndName(String path, StringBuilder parent)