Get parent file

String getParent()

Returns the pathname string of this abstract pathname's parent, or null if this pathname does not name a parent directory.

File getParentFile()

Returns the abstract pathname of this abstract pathname's parent, or null if this pathname does not name a parent directory.

import java.io.File;

public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    File aFile = new File("h:/Main.java");
    System.out.println(aFile.getParent());
    System.out.println(aFile.getParentFile());
  }
}

The output:

h:\
h:\

1. File
2. Constants from File class
3. Create file object
4. Is it executable, readable or writable
5. Compare two file path
6. Create a file
7. Delete a file
8. Is it a file or a directory
9. Whether the file or directory denoted by this abstract pathname exists
10. Whether this abstract pathname is absolute
11. Is this file hidden
12. Get the file last modified time
13. Get the file size
14. Get file path and name
15. Get free space, total space, usable space
16. Get parent file
17. Return file in a directory
18. The file system roots
19. Create new directories
20. Rename file
21. Change to executable, readable, writable
22. Change last-modified time
23. Get string representation of a file location
24. Convert file location to URI and URL