The getParentFile() method is a part of File class. This function returns the Parent file of the given file object. The function returns a File object which contains the Parent file of the given file object. If the abstract path does not contain any Parent file then a null value is returned.
Function Signature:
public File getParentFile()
Function Syntax:
file.getParentFile()
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return value: The function returns File object which is the Parent file of the given File object.
Below programs will illustrate the use of the getParentFile() function:
Example 1: We are given a file object of a file, we have to get the Parent file of the file object.
// Java program to demonstrate the // use of getParentFile() 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
File Parent = f.getParentFile();
// Display the file Parent file
// of the file object
System.out.println( "File Parent : "
+ Parent.getPath());
}
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 file of the file object.
// Java program to demonstrate the // use of getParentFile() 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
File Parent = f.getParentFile();
// Display the file Parent
// file of the file object
System.out.println( "File Parent : "
+ Parent.getPath());
}
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 file of the file