Get name of parent directory


/*
  Get name of parent directory
  This Java example shows how to get a name of the parent directory of a particular
  file or directory using getParent method of Java File class.
*/

import java.io.*;


public class GetParentDirectory {

 
public static void main(String[] args) {
   
   
//create file object
   
File file = new File("C://FileIO/demo.txt");
   
   
/*
     * To get parent directory of a particular file, use
     * String getParent() method of Java File class.
     */
    
    
String strParentDirectory = file.getParent();
     System.out.println
("Parent directory is : " + strParentDirectory);
 
}
}

/*
Output would be
Parent directory is : C:\FileIO
*/