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
