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