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.
Output:
File Parent : c:\users
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Example 2: We are given a file object of a directory, we have to get the Parent file of the file object.
