The getParent() method is a part of File class. This function returns the Parent of the given file object. The function returns a string object which contains the Parent of the given file object.If the abstract path does not contain any Parent then a null string is returned.
Function Signature:
public String getParent()
Function Syntax:
file.getParent()
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return value: The function returns a String value which is the Parent of the given File object.
Below programs will illustrate the use of the getParent() function:
Example 1: We are given a file object of a file, we have to get the Parent of the file object.
// Java program to demonstrate the // use of getParent() function import java.io.*;
public class solution {
public static void main(String args[])
{
// try-catch block to handle exceptions
try {
// Create a file object
File f
= new File( "c:\\users\\program.txt" );
// Get the Parent
// of the given file f
String Parent = f.getParent();
// Display the file Parent
// of the file object
System.out.println( "File Parent : "
+ Parent);
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
} |
Output:
File Parent : c:\users
Example 2: We are given a file object of a directory, we have to get the Parent of the file object.
// Java program to demonstrate the // use of getParent() function import java.io.*;
public class solution {
public static void main(String args[])
{
// try-catch block to handle exceptions
try {
// Create a file object
File f
= new File( "c:\\users\\program" );
// Get the Parent
// of the given file f
String Parent = f.getParent();
// Display the file Parent
// of the file object
System.out.println( "File Parent : "
+ Parent);
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
} |
Output:
File Parent : c:\users
The programs might not run in an online IDE. please use an offline IDE and set the Parent of the file