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File getParentFile() method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 30 Jan, 2019
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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
// 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
// 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

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